listen to reason

1. Pay heed to sensible advice or argument, as in We can't let him rush into that job—it's time he listened to reason. [Mid-1700s]

Example Sentences

Robert’s eventual willingness to listen to reason in “The Grand Finale” was important to Bonneville.

From Los Angeles Times

"The legislators and a lot of the people wouldn't listen to reason," said Dr Stewart.

From BBC

“I hoped to nurture that in him, but even now, he refuses to listen to reason. I told him as much earlier. As you can see by the state of my foyer, he didn’t take it very kindly.”

From Literature

By the time we get to last year’s “Don’t Look Up,” about an Earth-destroying comet, you can’t even get people to listen to reason.

From New York Times

They might say, "Well, the desired outcome is that we find a way to get the Republicans and Trump to listen to reason and that would in turn break their cult."

From Salon