not believe your ears

not believe your 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.


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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

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