prick up one's ears
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prick up one's ears (third-person singular simple present pricks up one's ears, present participle pricking up one's ears, simple past and past participle pricked up one's ears)
- To listen attentively.
- Synonyms: perk up one's ears, pin one's ears back
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to listen attentively
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