- 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.
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not believe ears
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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 … New idioms dictionary
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
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
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 — /bi li:v/ verb (not in progressive) 1 BE SURE STH IS TRUE (T) to be sure that something is true or that someone is telling the truth: You shouldn t believe everything you read. | believe (that): I can hardly believe he s only 25! | believe sb: I… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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
believe one's ears — {v. phr.} 1. To believe what one hears; trust one s hearing. Used with a negative or limiter, or in an interrogative or conditional sentence. * /He thought he heard a horn blowing in the distance, but he could not believe his ears./ 2. To be made … Dictionary of American idioms
believe one's ears — {v. phr.} 1. To believe what one hears; trust one s hearing. Used with a negative or limiter, or in an interrogative or conditional sentence. * /He thought he heard a horn blowing in the distance, but he could not believe his ears./ 2. To be made … Dictionary of American idioms
believe\ one's\ ears — v. phr. 1. To believe what one hears; trust one s hearing. Used with a negative or limiter, or in an interrogative or conditional sentence. He thought he heard a horn blowing in the distance, but he could not believe his ears. 2. To be made sure… … Словарь американских идиом
