Music to my ears

exp.

Heard in Monaghan

Something that is just what one wanted to hear.

That's music to my ears.

Posh English

That is precisely the intelligence one had hoped to receive.

Related terms

• Puss musicThe act of whistling a tune.
• Nothing between the earsA person of little intelligence; a fool.
• Prick with earsA particularly foolish or inept person; an absolute gombeen.
• Sow spuds in yer earsA witty retort to someone who has just said "So."
• The walls have earsA caution to maintain absolute discretion, as listeners may be lurking.
• Couldn't hear him behind a newspaperSaid of a very quiet, timid man whose voice is barely audible.