Idiom: not believe one's ears

Meaning

Idiom: not believe one's ears

— When the doctor said I was four month's pregnant, I couldn't believe my ears.

— Our children couldn't believe their ears when we told them we're getting a puppy this weekend.

— We couldn't believe our ears when the director said we didn't get funding and the organization will close by the end of the month.

— I couldn't believe my ears when my daughter announced she had eloped over the weekend.

— No one could believe their ears when I said I'd won the lottery.

— You will not believe your ears! I sat next to Angelina Jolie on the flight from New York to Paris and she was such a kind person.

— I couldn't believe my ears when I heard the Twin Towers had fallen in New York City.

— My husband couldn't believe his ears when his secretary told him his boss was spreading lies about him.

— We could not believe our ears when our boss said we could have the whole week between Christmas and New Year's off with pay.