by the sound of it

== English == === Prepositional phrase === by the sound of it Apparently. Synonyms: by the look of it, by the looks of things 2011, Sabine C. Bauer, Stargate SG-1: Transitions, Fandemonium Books (2011), unnumbered pages: By the sound of it, the ever obliging Agent Barrett didn't really feel like obliging. Else he was too sleep-drunk to string two rational thoughts together.