come to smb.'s ear

(come to smb.'s ear(s) (тж. come to the ear(s) of smb.; reach smb.'s ears))

дойти до чьих-л. ушей, стать известным кому-л

Such idle talk was little likely to reach the ears of Mr. Dombey, whom it nearly concerned; and probably no one in the world would have received it with such utter incredulity as he, if it had reached him. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Dombey and Son’, ch. I) — Такие пустые слухи вряд ли могли дойти до ушей мистера Домби, коего они близко касались, и, пожалуй, никто на свете не отнесся бы к ним с бо/льшим недоверием, чем он, если бы они дошли до него.

He travels about the country steadily and constantly, and it was through him that Snopes doings first came to our ears... (W. Faulkner, ‘Short Stories’, ‘Centaur in Brass’) — Он исколесил всю страну вдоль и поперек, и именно от него мы впервые услыхали о делах Снопса...