have Van Gogh's ear for music

== English == === Etymology === Van Gogh (a painter, not a musician) is famed for cutting off his own ear. The phrase is attributed to Billy Wilder. === Pronunciation === === Verb === have Van Gogh's ear for music (third-person singular simple present has Van Gogh's ear for music, present participle having Van Gogh's ear for music, simple past and past participle had Van Gogh's ear for music) (informal, idiomatic, humorous) To be tone-deaf. ==== Translations ====