music to someone's ears

music to someone's ears
music to (someone's) ears something pleasing to hear about.

The decision to restore the old building is music to my ears.


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  • music to someone's ears — noun Some good news; a spoken expression or a sound which is pleasing; a welcome remark or information. [T]he earnestness and passion with which the young man uttered his feelings, made music to her ears …   Wiktionary

  • be music to someone's ears — be music to (someone s) ears if something you hear is music to your ears, it makes you very happy. The news of his resignation was music to my ears …   New idioms dictionary

  • music to ears — music to (someone s) ears something pleasing to hear about. The decision to restore the old building is music to my ears …   New idioms dictionary

  • music to your ears — phrase something that someone says that you are very pleased to hear Their offer of help was music to my ears. Thesaurus: general words for information, news and factssynonym Main entry: music * * * music to your ˈears idiom news or i …   Useful english dictionary

  • be music to ears — be music to (someone s) ears if something you hear is music to your ears, it makes you very happy. The news of his resignation was music to my ears …   New idioms dictionary

  • music to my ears — If something someone says is music to your ears, it is exactly what you had wanted to hear …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • music — mu|sic W1S1 [ˈmju:zık] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: musique, from Latin, from Greek mousike art of the Muses , from Mousa; MUSE2] 1.) a series of sounds made by instruments or voices in a way that is pleasant or exciting ▪ I… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • music — mu|sic [ mjuzık ] noun uncount *** 1. ) sounds made by voices or instruments arranged in a way that is pleasant to listen to: She prefers listening to classical music. write/compose music: He s written music for several movie sound tracks. a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • music — / mju:zIk/ noun (U) 1 the arrangement of sounds made by instruments or voices in a way that is pleasant or exciting: loud pop music | I like all kinds of music. | a piece of music: The Moonlight Sonata is one of my favourite pieces of music. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • music to my ears —    If something someone says is music to your ears, it is exactly what you had wanted to hear.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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