"Prick up" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... 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 ...
— The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
... said the King in Gaelic. "So, then, you heard the name of Bute, eh? Are you already weary of courtly life that you so prick up your ears at the name of ...
— The Thirsty Sword • Robert Leighton
... had not much to amuse her, and little things were very interesting if connected with her friends. Presently Jack rolled over and began to mutter in his sleep, as he often did when too weary for sound slumber. Jill paid no attention till he uttered a name which made her prick up her ears and listen to the broken sentences which followed. Only a few words, but she dropped her work, ...
— Jack and Jill • Louisa May Alcott
... entrance seal, and there was the sound of a hot argument, followed by a commotion of some sort. Corey seemed to prick up his ears, and began to waddle rapidly toward ...
— Police Your Planet • Lester del Rey |
