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Korean idiom not believe one’s ears

Idioms linked to “귀01” · Linked dictionary word

귀를 의심하다

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  • 귀를 의심하다

English rendering not believe one’s ears Literal translation: “doubt the ears”

Meaning 1

믿기 어려운 이야기를 들어 잘못 들은 것이 아닌가 생각하다.

To think one may have misheard after hearing something hard to believe.

Dictionary example 1

평생 독신으로 있겠다던 그녀가 결혼한다는 말에 귀를 의심하지 않을 수 없었다.

Hearing that she, who had vowed to stay single for life, was marrying, I could not believe my ears.

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“귀를 의심하다” — not believe one’s ears: To think one may have misheard after hearing something hard to believe.
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