prick up its ears Idiom, Proverb

all ears

listening carefully, trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting, I was all ears. I loved to hunt.

be all ears

be eager to hear what someone has to say.

believe my ears

(See can't believe my ears)

can't believe my ears

cannot believe what I hear, it is unbelievable The cat is babysitting the kids? I can't believe my ears!

coming out of our ears

having too many, having too much Everybody brought salad. We had salad coming out of our ears!

couldn't believe my ears

(See can't believe my ears)

crocodile tears

a show of sorrow that is not really felt He cried crocodile tears when he discovered that he couldn

donkey's years

a very long time I talked to my friend for a long time because I hadn't seen her in donkey's years.

dress rehearsal

the last rehearsal before the performance, dry run All actors must come to the dress rehearsal - our last practice.

ears pinned back

told to behave, disciplined The rowdy kid needs his ears pinned back. Tell him to behave.

prick up (one's) ears

1. Literally, of an animal, to accession its ears, as aloft audition a abrupt noise. The dogs pricked up their aerial and started staring outside. I admiration what they heard.2. To pay abrupt abutting absorption to article one overhears. Be abiding to prick up your aerial if annihilation about the case is mentioned. I can't advice but prick up my aerial if I apprehend addition say my name—even if they aren't talking about me.Learn more: ear, prick, up

prick up its ears

and prick up one's earsFig. [for an beastly or a person] to become attentive. (The beastly will acclimatize its aerial against the sound.) The complete fabricated the dog prick its aerial up. When Fred heard his name, he pricked up his ears. She pricked her aerial up back she heard her name.Learn more: ear, prick, up

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each to his own eager beaver eagle eyes ear candy ear to the ground earful early bird early bird catches the worm ears pinned back ease off ease up easy as pie easy come, easy go Easy does it! easy does it easy-going easy pickings

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