- music to someone's ears
- music to someone's earsFig. a welcome sound to someone; news that someone is pleased to hear. •
A: Here's your paycheck for this month. B: Ah, that's music to my ears!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
music to someone's ears
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music to someone's ears — music to (someone s) ears something pleasing to hear about. The decision to restore the old building is music to my ears … New idioms dictionary
music to someone's ears — noun Some good news; a spoken expression or a sound which is pleasing; a welcome remark or information. [T]he earnestness and passion with which the young man uttered his feelings, made music to her ears … Wiktionary
be music to someone's ears — be music to (someone s) ears if something you hear is music to your ears, it makes you very happy. The news of his resignation was music to my ears … New idioms dictionary
music to ears — music to (someone s) ears something pleasing to hear about. The decision to restore the old building is music to my ears … New idioms dictionary
music to your ears — phrase something that someone says that you are very pleased to hear Their offer of help was music to my ears. Thesaurus: general words for information, news and factssynonym Main entry: music * * * music to your ˈears idiom news or i … Useful english dictionary
be music to ears — be music to (someone s) ears if something you hear is music to your ears, it makes you very happy. The news of his resignation was music to my ears … New idioms dictionary
music to my ears — If something someone says is music to your ears, it is exactly what you had wanted to hear … The small dictionary of idiomes
music — mu|sic W1S1 [ˈmju:zık] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: musique, from Latin, from Greek mousike art of the Muses , from Mousa; MUSE2] 1.) a series of sounds made by instruments or voices in a way that is pleasant or exciting ▪ I… … Dictionary of contemporary English
music — mu|sic [ mjuzık ] noun uncount *** 1. ) sounds made by voices or instruments arranged in a way that is pleasant to listen to: She prefers listening to classical music. write/compose music: He s written music for several movie sound tracks. a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
music — / mju:zIk/ noun (U) 1 the arrangement of sounds made by instruments or voices in a way that is pleasant or exciting: loud pop music | I like all kinds of music. | a piece of music: The Moonlight Sonata is one of my favourite pieces of music. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
music to my ears — If something someone says is music to your ears, it is exactly what you had wanted to hear. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
