Idiom
believe one's ears
Meaning
To believe that something which one hears is truly the case.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I could not believe my ears when he told me the news.”
“When the boss announced that everyone was getting a bonus, I could hardly believe my ears.”
“Upon hearing the shocking confession, she stood in stunned silence, unable to believe her ears as the truth finally emerged.”
Examples
simple
“I could not believe my ears when he told me the news.”
contextual
“When the boss announced that everyone was getting a bonus, I could hardly believe my ears.”
complex
“Upon hearing the shocking confession, she stood in stunned silence, unable to believe her ears as the truth finally emerged.”
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