be music to (one's) ears



be music to (one's) ears

To be exciting or pleasant to hear. School being closed for a snow day was music to my kids' ears. After such a stressful day at work, news that my friends had to cancel our dinner was music to my ears.
See also: ear, music

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BÄRbel-German
Gemma['dʒemə]
Leyla-Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, English (Modern)
Runa-Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
RÓIs-Irish
Lettice-English (Archaic)