How Does That Sound? (How Does Something Sound)

Meaning of Idiom ‘How Does That (or something) Sound?’

How does that sound means what do you think of it? What do think of my plan or suggestion? If you like the idea, the common response is, ‘that sounds good.’

See sounds good.

Examples Of Use

“I was thinking about going for Thai food tonight. How does that sound?” “Yeah, that sounds good.”

“Maybe we’ll have ice cream for dessert tonight. How does that sound?”

“How does a trip to the cabin sound? We haven’t been there for ages.”

“I don’t feel like cooking. How does pizza sound?”

“I know you’re having trouble at school. We were thinking of home-schooling. How does that sound?”

Origin

Used since at least the first half of the 20th century.