Idiom: not believe one's ears
Meaning
Idiom: not believe one's ears
- to be very surprised about something you hear
Example sentences
— When the doctor said I was four month's pregnant, I couldn't believe my ears.
— Our children couldn't believe their ears when we told them we're getting a puppy this weekend.
— We couldn't believe our ears when the director said we didn't get funding and the organization will close by the end of the month.
— I couldn't believe my ears when my daughter announced she had eloped over the weekend.
— No one could believe their ears when I said I'd won the lottery.
— You will not believe your ears! I sat next to Angelina Jolie on the flight from New York to Paris and she was such a kind person.
— I couldn't believe my ears when I heard the Twin Towers had fallen in New York City.
— My husband couldn't believe his ears when his secretary told him his boss was spreading lies about him.
— We could not believe our ears when our boss said we could have the whole week between Christmas and New Year's off with pay.
Synonyms
- one's jaw drops (open)
- be gobsmacked
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