music to your ears

music to (one's) ears

Something that is pleasing to hear, such as good news. When Michelle heard that her son and daughter-in-law were going to have a baby, it was music to her ears.
See also: ear, music
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

music to your ears

COMMON If something that someone says is music to your ears, you are very happy to hear it. That must have been music to your ears, Carlo, to hear how much they respect you. `There'll be another big bonus in it for you.' — `Music to my ears.'
See also: ear, music
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

music to your ears

something that is very pleasant or gratifying to hear or discover.
See also: ear, music
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • music to (one's) ears
  • music to ears
  • music to one's ears
  • on (one's) good side
  • on the good side of
  • on the good side of (someone)
  • snatcher
  • snatchers
  • baby-snatcher
  • on (one's) right side
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late breaks LAST-MINUTE DEALS ON HOLIDAYS MUSIC TO YOUR EARS CROATIA'S Pula Arena, a 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheatre, will provide the stunning backdrop for concerts with Simple Minds on May 5, and Elvis Costello (pictured) on July 8.
All three vehicles, among a larger range of SUVs and sedans, are now more easily accessible to Al-Futtaim Motors customers thanks to the 'Music To Your Ears' campaign, which includes flexible financing options, as well as five year warranty and 10,000Kms service intervals, making ownership of a Toyota vehicle easier and more rewarding than ever.
"Our newest personal contract purchase offer, which we've named music to your ears, has been a great surprise to many of our new customers, allowing them to get their dream car for a fixed period, offering a guaranteed minimum value of the car, and giving them the advantage of low monthly installments in addition to a wide variety of options once they reach the end of their two year contract.
Musical model Ruth O'Neill showed how winning the cash could be music to your ears at a funky photocall yesterday.
The easy-to-understand text is dotted with very helpful explanatory boxes (in the tradition of "Idiot's Guide" books) with such titles as "Practice Makes Perfect," "Universal Language," "Music to Your Ears." Each chapter ends with "The Least You Need To Know"--the summation points of that chapter's information.
Think about it--some of the best things in life are music to your ears, like compliments from your crush.
On Royal duty also and appearing in the Music To Your Ears concert are the String Orchestra - one of the county's newest groups.
The general public as well as parents and teachers will be warmly welcomed to the Music To Your Ears concert.
A MIGHTY WIND (12): If This Is Spinal Tap was music to your ears, then you're probably going to love A Mighty Wind, a rollicking mockumentary set in the crazy world of -wait for it -saccharine American folk music.
If you're a teacher, those words are music to your ears. And if you also receive courseware, a student certification program, student career assistance and scholarships, so much the better.
And when the current flows into an MP3 or MiniDisc player, it's music to your ears.
The money will be used to publish its three-times-a-year musical listings leaflet, Music to Your Ears, and distribute it more widely.
We have news that will be music to your ears." Interior copy addressed the delicate balance between acoustic and A/V services and introduced their availability under one roof.