prick up ears



prick up (one's) ears

To listen with attentive interest.
See also: ear, prick, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lisa['li:zə]
Amela-Bosnian
Kaipo-Hawaiian
Branislava-Serbian, Slovak, Czech, Slovene
'Avima'el-Biblical Hebrew
Riku (2)ṙee-kooJapanese