believe one's ears



believe one's ears

Also, believe one's eyes. Trust one's own hearing or sight, as in We couldn't believe our ears when we heard that Gene was accepted at Stanford, or I couldn't believe my own eyes when the movie stars walked in. This expression of incredulity is nearly always stated negatively, as in the examples. [Early 1600s]
See also: believe, ear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PeggyPEG-eeEnglish
Francescafrahn-CHES-kah (Italian)Italian, Catalan
Penka-Bulgarian
KenzieKEN-zeeEnglish
ZsazsaZHAW-zhawHungarian
ChayyimKHAH-yeemHebrew