not believe your ears

not believe your ears
not believe your ˈears/ˈeyes idiom
(informal) to be very surprised at sth you hear/see

I couldn't believe my eyes when she walked in.

Main entry:believeidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • not believe your eyes — not believe your ˈears/ˈeyes idiom (informal) to be very surprised at sth you hear/see • I couldn t believe my eyes when she walked in. Main entry: ↑believeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • not believe ears — not believe (your) ears to be very surprised by something that someone tells you. We couldn t believe our ears when we heard that our tickets weren t waiting for us at the airport ticket counter …   New idioms dictionary

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