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1 prick up one's ears
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2 ear
n. oor; gehoor; graan[ iə]1 oor ⇒ oorschelp; gehoororgaan4 oor ⇒ lus; oog; handvat♦voorbeelden:in (at) one ear, out (at) the other • het ene oor in, het andere uitup to one's ears • tot over zijn oren2 have an ear for • een oor/gevoel hebben voor¶ keep an ear/one's ear(s) (close) to the ground • (goed) op de hoogte blijven 〈 van trends, roddels〉; de boel goed in de gaten houdennot believe one's ears • zijn oren niet gelovenfall about one's ears • (om iemand heen) instortenlend someone an ear/one's ears • het oor aan iemand lenen, naar iemand luisterenprick up one's ears • de oren spitsenbe out on one's ear • ontslagen wordenbe all ears • een en al oor zijn
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prick up one's ears — {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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
prick up one's ears — {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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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prick up one's ears — phrasal to listen intently … New Collegiate Dictionary
prick up one's ears — verb To listen attentively … Wiktionary
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