a tin ear



a tin ear

  (informal)
if someone has a tin ear, they do not have a natural ability to understand or enjoy music Even to someone with a tin ear like mine, their singing sounded pretty awful.
See also: ear, tin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Danilo-Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Baha-Arabic, Turkish
Engel-German (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Margrietmahr-KHREETDutch
Marit-Swedish, Norwegian
Tatenda-Southern African, Shona