prick up
verbo- To rise and become more alert.
- To raise (one's ears).
- To apply an undercoat of plaster in order to create a smooth surface for the final coat.
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“Well, you can easily think that that made me prick up my ears, for the business has not been over good for some years, and an extra couple of hundred would have been very handy.
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