can't believe your ears

can't believe your ears
can’t believe your eyes/ears/informal phrase
used for emphasizing that you are extremely surprised or angry about something you have seen or heard

What was he saying? I could hardly believe my ears!

Thesaurus: ways of saying that you are surprised or shockedsynonym
Main entry: believe

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can't believe your ears — see believe
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Main Entry:ear

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • can't believe your ears — can t believe (your) ears if you can t believe your ears, you are very surprised at something that someone tells you. She couldn t believe her ears when they told her Jim had been arrested. (usually in past tenses) …   New idioms dictionary

  • can't believe your eyes/ears — ◇ If you can t believe your eyes/ears or can hardly/scarcely believe your eyes/ears, you are very surprised at or upset by what you are seeing or hearing. I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw what he was wearing. • • • Main Entry: ↑believe …   Useful english dictionary

  • can't believe your eyes — can’t believe your eyes/ears/informal phrase used for emphasizing that you are extremely surprised or angry about something you have seen or heard What was he saying? I could hardly believe my ears! Thesaurus: ways of saying that you are… …   Useful english dictionary

  • can't believe ears — can t believe (your) ears if you can t believe your ears, you are very surprised at something that someone tells you. She couldn t believe her ears when they told her Jim had been arrested. (usually in past tenses) …   New idioms dictionary

  • If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears — Álbum de The Mamas the Papas Publicación marzo de 1966 Grabación 1965 1966 Género(s) Pop rock …   Wikipedia Español

  • If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears — Infobox Album | Name = If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears Type = Album Artist = The Mamas and the Papas Released = March 1966 Genre = Pop rock, folk rock, psychedelic pop Length = 33:42 Recorded = 1965 mdash;1966 Label = Dunhill Producer = Lou …   Wikipedia

  • If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears — Album par The Mamas the Papas Sortie mars 1966 Durée 33:42 Genre folk rock pop psychédélique Producteur Lou Adler …   Wikipédia en Français

  • believe — be|lieve [ bı liv ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to think that a fact is true: Astronomers knew the Earth was round, but few people believed it. believe (that): I don t believe that she s ever been to Hong Kong. be widely/generally believed (=be… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • believe */*/*/ — UK [bɪˈliːv] / US [bɪˈlɪv] verb Word forms believe : present tense I/you/we/they believe he/she/it believes present participle believing past tense believed past participle believed 1) a) [transitive] to think that a fact is true Astronomers knew …   English dictionary

  • believe — [[t]bɪli͟ːv[/t]] ♦ believes, believing, believed 1) VERB If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure. [FORMAL] [V that] Experts believe that the coming drought will be extensive... [V that] I believe you …   English dictionary

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