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
Alexandra[.ælig'za:ndrə]
Vibianus-Ancient Roman
MillaMEEL-lah (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Isaija-Serbian, Macedonian
Bledsoe['bledsəu]
Tychon-Ancient Greek