come to smb.'s ears

(или to the ears of smb., тж. reach smb.'s ears или the ears of smb.)

   дoйти дo чьиx-л. ушeй, cтaть извecтным кoму-л.

    He travels about the country steadily and constantly, and it was through him that Snope's doing first came to our ears (W. Faulkner). Such idletalk was little likely to reach the ears of Mr. Dombey (Ch. Dickens)