10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRICK UP ONE'S EARS»
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prick up one's ears in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
prick up one's ears and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
E15 To prick up one's Ears 1739Stephens/ourna/(/) 1.431: And pricked up their
Ears at this News. NED Ear sb.1 lc. E16 To turn a deaf Ear 1646 Winslow
Hypocrisie 102: To such wee never turn a deafe eare. a1700 Hubbard New
England ...
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
... 2. to prick up one's ears l. vgl. 7 maeh'lmaebtl‚ ~‚ (doch) die Ohren auf 2. vgl. 7 (
eher:) die Ohren spitzen jn. über den Löffel barbieren/(balbiercn) ugs selten ' 1. 2.
10 take s.o. for a ride, to con s.o. l. vgl. 7jm. das Fell über die Ohren ziehen 2.
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
... taubenOhren predigen Wänden:zu den Wänden reden Wüste: in derWüste
predigen to prick up one's ears hellhörig: hellhörig werden Löffel: die Löffel
aufsperren Löffel: dieLöffel spitzen Ohr: die Ohren aufknöpfen Ohr: dieOhren
aufsperren ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
to lend an ear LEND to make a pig's ear of If, PIG to meet the ear W. MEET to pin
back one's ear PIN to play by ear (^#jftH) * to play it by ear BlttAft i JUSW (His
boss is a difficult man; we've to play to prick up one's ears H, PRICK * to set by
the ...
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Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
To enjoy scandalmongering, hearing news or current gossip. (2 Tim. iv, 3.) To
prick up one's ears. To listen attentively to something not expected, as horses
prick up their ears at a Budden Bound. like unbacked colU, they pricked their
ears.
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, 2001
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2000 Redewendungen Deutsch–Englisch
Ohren - die Ohren spitzen to prick up one's ears (coll) Whenever we start talking
about Christmas the children prick up their ears. Ohren - Halt die Ohren steif! “
Keep your pecker up!” / “Chin up!” Ohren - auf offene Ohren stoßen to push at an
...
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A Carib Grammar and Dictionary
... Wj panakma, Kp panama, Pm panama] /vt/ prick up the ears of, turn toward the
ear of (w)epanama /vm/ prick up one's ears, listen [Ahlbr. panama] pananiO [
1655 sibanomoia (d.w.z.: sipanamoja)] [* pana -?] /vt/ hit the ear of (w)epanamo /
vm/ ...
[From previous idiom.] prick up one's ears see prick. set (someone) by the ears to
cause trouble between or among (two or more people): They got on well enough
together until the question of promotion set them all by the ears. turn a deaf ear ...
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The Modern Anglo-Bengali Dictionary: In 6 Volumes
51 i To have itching — To love to hear TOWS or current gossip ; Jfftfil* To poison
one's ear — To prejudice one against another; IT; cf«?1 i To prick (up) one's ears
— To assume an attitude of expectant attention ; S'S.^'i $1351. ^m 1t5l f^l I TO ...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
[From previous idiom.] prick up one's ears see prick. set (someone) by the ears to
cause trouble between or among (two or more people): They got on well enough
together until the question of promotion set them all by the ears. turn a deaf ear ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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Tom Green Septet, The Stables, review: 'mighty impressive'
His very first phrase in the number Peace of Mind made one prick up one's ears, launching off in the instrument's mid-range and plunging down ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
