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prick up one's ears

prick up one's ears
 
See:
prick
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to suddenly become attentive and interested.
similar words:
attend, listen
definition 2: of an animal such as a dog, to raise the ears upward as a sign of attentiveness or expectancy.
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