never a rose without a the prick 관용구

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prick

penis, dork, hoo-haw When the doctor asked me where it hurt, I pointed to my prick.

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prick up one's ears

come to attention；begin to listen closely侧耳倾听；警觉起来
The woman pricked up her ears when she heard them talking about her．当听到他们在谈她时，这妇女竖起耳朵倾听。
The sentry pricked up his ears at the strange sound．耳边传来奇怪的声响，哨兵顿时警觉起来。

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Never a rose without the prick

This means that good things always have something bad as well; like the thorns on the stem of a rose.

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Prick up your ears

If you prick up your ears, you listen very carefully. ('Pick up your ears' is also used.)

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kick against the pricks|kick|pricks

v. phr., literary To fight against rules or authority in a way that just hurts yourself. Johnny kicked against the pricks in his foster home until he learned that he could trust his new family.

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prick up one's ears|ear|ears|prick

v. phr., informal To come to interested attention; begin to listen closely; try to hear. The woman pricked up her ears when she heard them talking about her.