prick up one's ears

Listen carefully, pay close attention, as in When she heard them mention her boyfriend she pricked up her ears. This term alludes to horses raising their ears at a sudden noise. [Late 1500s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aetius	-	Ancient Roman
Slavica	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Eloi	-	French, Catalan
Emyr	-	Welsh
Theodosia	-	Ancient Greek, Greek
Yasin	-	Arabic, Persian, Urdu