prick

a pricking in (one's) thumbs

old-fashioned, literary An intuition or premonition about something; a sense of foreknowledge about a situation, condition, or set of circumstances. A reference to a line in Shakespeare's Macbeth: "By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes." I have this pricking in my thumbs that the meeting isn't going to end in our favor. She felt the old, familiar pricking in her thumbs, a sense that something awful was about to happen to someone close to her.

a spare prick at a wedding

slang Someone who feels awkward and out of place at an event. I don't know anyone here, so I've been like a spare prick at a wedding, just standing in the corner by myself.

autem prickear

obsolete One who dissents from the teachings of any given denomination of the (Christian) church. "Autem" is an obsolete slang word for church, and "prick-eared" was a slang term often applied to puritans, who dissented from the Church of England. AI'd rather those autem prickears go and form their own church instead of trying to change our own.

be like a spare prick at a wedding

slang To feel awkward and out of place at an event. Primarily heard in UK. I don't know anyone here, so I've been like a spare prick at a wedding, just standing in the corner by myself.

kick against the pricks

To resist, protest, or fight against those in positions of authority. Our generation had to live through the Thatcher era—we were defined by kicking against the pricks!

See also: kick, prick

never a rose without a/the prick

proverb There is rarely a good or positive thing, event, or circumstance that is not accompanied by something negative or unpleasant (i.e., just as a rose has thorns). A: "I can't believe the amount of taxes I have to pay on my lottery winnings!" B: "Never a rose without the prick, eh?"

policy of pin pricks

A government policy that is regarded as particularly petty. The phrase was first applied to tense relations between England and France at the end of the 19th century. How long do we have to suffer under this policy of pin pricks before they finally repeal it?

prick (one's) conscience

To cause one niggling feelings of guilt or remorse. It pricked my conscience to see my brother being led away in handcuffs, but I know it was the right thing to call the cops on him. Their promotional material is carefully crafted to prick the conscience of anyone who picks it up.

prick (one's) ears up

To suddenly pay close attention to something. Be sure to prick your ears up if anything about the case is mentioned. I can't help but prick my ears up if I hear someone say my name—even if they aren't talking about me.

See also: ear, prick, up

prick up

1. To rise in sudden attention. Usually said of ears or, less commonly, heads. The dog's ears pricked up when it heard its owner's voice. My head pricked up at the mention of pay cuts.

2. To raise something, especially ears, quickly and suddenly in order to pay close attention. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "prick" and "up." The antelope pricked its ears up, sensing that a predator was near. Several sheep pricked up their heads as I approached.

3. By extension, to begin suddenly to pay close attention to something. Used in the forms "prick up one's ears" or "prick one's ears up." Be sure to prick up your ears if anything about the case is mentioned. I imagine several federal agencies will have pricked their ears up following the company's controversial announcement.

prick up (one's) ears

1. Literally, of an animal, to raise its ears, as upon hearing a sudden noise. The dogs pricked up their ears and started staring outside. I wonder what they heard.

2. To pay sudden close attention to something one overhears. Be sure to prick up your ears if anything about the case is mentioned. I can't help but prick up my ears if I hear someone say my name—even if they aren't talking about me.

See also: ear, prick, up

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

prick up its ears

and prick up one's ears

Fig. [for an animal or a person] to become attentive. (The animal will adjust its ears toward the sound.) The sound made the dog prick its ears up. When Fred heard his name, he pricked up his ears. She pricked her ears up when she heard her name.

See also: ear, prick, up

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

prick up one's ears

Listen carefully, pay close attention, as in When she heard them mention her boyfriend she pricked up her ears. This term alludes to horses raising their ears at a sudden noise. [Late 1500s]

See also: ear, prick, up

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

prick up your ears

If someone pricks up their ears, they start listening eagerly, because they suddenly hear an interesting sound or piece of information. Olivia pricked up her ears at the mention of James. Note: You can also say that someone's ears prick up. My ears pricked up when I heard her talk about food. Note: When animals such as dogs hear a sudden or unfamiliar noise, they prick up their ears; that is, their ears become more upright so that they can hear the sound better.

See also: ear, prick, up

like a spare prick at a wedding

BRITISH, INFORMAL, VERY RUDE

If someone is like a spare prick at a wedding, they are not needed and nobody pays attention to them. I sat on the edge of a bench feeling like a spare prick at a wedding. Note: `Prick' is a slang word for penis.

kick against the pricks

mainly BRITISH, LITERARY, OLD-FASHIONED

If you kick against the pricks, you show your opposition to people in authority. He was just an awkward young man kicking against the pricks. Note: This expression occurs in the Bible (Acts 9:5). It refers to cattle kicking out when people try to drive them by jabbing them with sticks.

See also: kick, prick

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

kick against the pricks

hurt yourself by persisting in useless resistance or protest.

In the Bible, on the road to Damascus Saul heard the words: ‘It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks’ (Acts 9:5). The image is that of an ox or other beast of burden fruitlessly kicking out when it is pricked by a goad or spur.

See also: kick, prick

prick up your ears

1 (especially of a horse or dog) make the ears stand erect when on the alert. 2 (of a person) become suddenly attentive.

See also: ear, prick, up

a spare prick at a wedding

a person who is out of place or has no role in a particular situation. British vulgar slang

a pricking in your thumbs

a premonition or foreboding.

This expression comes from a speech by the Second Witch in Shakespeare's Macbeth: ‘By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes’.

ˌkick against the ˈpricks

harm yourself by protesting when it is useless to do so: People in prison learn very quickly not to kick against the pricks. If they complain, the prison officers make their lives very difficult.This idiom comes from the Bible and refers to the fact that an animal such as an ox may kick when it is pricked (= pushed with a stick) to make it move, but will still have to move.

See also: kick, prick

prick your ˈconscience

your ˈconscience pricks you

make you feel guilty about something; feel guilty about something: Her conscience pricked her as she lied to her sister.

ˌprick up your ˈears

your ˈears prick up

start to listen carefully: ‘And the winner is ...’ He pricked up his ears. ‘... Michael Poole.’

This expression refers to the way dogs, horses and other animals raise their ears when they listen with attention.

See also: ear, prick, up

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

prick

1. n. the penis. (Usually objectionable.) He held his hands over his prick and ran for the bedroom.

2. n. a stupid or obnoxious male. (Usually objectionable.) You stupid prick! Get out of here!

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

prick up (one's) ears

To listen with attentive interest.

See also: ear, prick, up

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

prick up one's ears, to

To listen attentively. This term, which alludes to horses holding up their ears at a sudden noise, dates from the sixteenth century. Shakespeare used it in The Tempest (4.1): “Like unback’d colts, they prick’d their ears.”

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释义	prick a pricking in (one's) thumbs old-fashioned, literary An intuition or premonition about something; a sense of foreknowledge about a situation, condition, or set of circumstances. A reference to a line in Shakespeare's Macbeth: "By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes." I have this pricking in my thumbs that the meeting isn't going to end in our favor. She felt the old, familiar pricking in her thumbs, a sense that something awful was about to happen to someone close to her. See also: prick, thumb a spare prick at a wedding slang Someone who feels awkward and out of place at an event. I don't know anyone here, so I've been like a spare prick at a wedding, just standing in the corner by myself. See also: prick, spare, wedding autem prickear obsolete One who dissents from the teachings of any given denomination of the (Christian) church. "Autem" is an obsolete slang word for church, and "prick-eared" was a slang term often applied to puritans, who dissented from the Church of England. AI'd rather those autem prickears go and form their own church instead of trying to change our own. See also: autem be like a spare prick at a wedding slang To feel awkward and out of place at an event. Primarily heard in UK. I don't know anyone here, so I've been like a spare prick at a wedding, just standing in the corner by myself. See also: like, prick, spare, wedding kick against the pricks To resist, protest, or fight against those in positions of authority. Our generation had to live through the Thatcher era—we were defined by kicking against the pricks! See also: kick, prick never a rose without a/the prick proverb There is rarely a good or positive thing, event, or circumstance that is not accompanied by something negative or unpleasant (i.e., just as a rose has thorns). A: "I can't believe the amount of taxes I have to pay on my lottery winnings!" B: "Never a rose without the prick, eh?" See also: never, prick, rose, without policy of pin pricks A government policy that is regarded as particularly petty. The phrase was first applied to tense relations between England and France at the end of the 19th century. How long do we have to suffer under this policy of pin pricks before they finally repeal it? See also: of, pin, policy, prick prick (one's) conscience To cause one niggling feelings of guilt or remorse. It pricked my conscience to see my brother being led away in handcuffs, but I know it was the right thing to call the cops on him. Their promotional material is carefully crafted to prick the conscience of anyone who picks it up. See also: conscience, prick prick (one's) ears up To suddenly pay close attention to something. Be sure to prick your ears up if anything about the case is mentioned. I can't help but prick my ears up if I hear someone say my name—even if they aren't talking about me. See also: ear, prick, up prick up 1. To rise in sudden attention. Usually said of ears or, less commonly, heads. The dog's ears pricked up when it heard its owner's voice. My head pricked up at the mention of pay cuts. 2. To raise something, especially ears, quickly and suddenly in order to pay close attention. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "prick" and "up." The antelope pricked its ears up, sensing that a predator was near. Several sheep pricked up their heads as I approached. 3. By extension, to begin suddenly to pay close attention to something. Used in the forms "prick up one's ears" or "prick one's ears up." Be sure to prick up your ears if anything about the case is mentioned. I imagine several federal agencies will have pricked their ears up following the company's controversial announcement. See also: prick, up prick up (one's) ears 1. Literally, of an animal, to raise its ears, as upon hearing a sudden noise. The dogs pricked up their ears and started staring outside. I wonder what they heard. 2. To pay sudden close attention to something one overhears. Be sure to prick up your ears if anything about the case is mentioned. I can't help but prick up my ears if I hear someone say my name—even if they aren't talking about me. See also: ear, prick, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. prick up its ears and prick up one's ears Fig. [for an animal or a person] to become attentive. (The animal will adjust its ears toward the sound.) The sound made the dog prick its ears up. When Fred heard his name, he pricked up his ears. She pricked her ears up when she heard her name. See also: ear, prick, up McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. prick up one's ears Listen carefully, pay close attention, as in When she heard them mention her boyfriend she pricked up her ears. This term alludes to horses raising their ears at a sudden noise. [Late 1500s] See also: ear, prick, up The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. prick up your ears If someone pricks up their ears, they start listening eagerly, because they suddenly hear an interesting sound or piece of information. Olivia pricked up her ears at the mention of James. Note: You can also say that someone's ears prick up. My ears pricked up when I heard her talk about food. Note: When animals such as dogs hear a sudden or unfamiliar noise, they prick up their ears; that is, their ears become more upright so that they can hear the sound better. See also: ear, prick, up like a spare prick at a wedding BRITISH, INFORMAL, VERY RUDE If someone is like a spare prick at a wedding, they are not needed and nobody pays attention to them. I sat on the edge of a bench feeling like a spare prick at a wedding. Note: `Prick' is a slang word for penis. See also: like, prick, spare, wedding kick against the pricks mainly BRITISH, LITERARY, OLD-FASHIONED If you kick against the pricks, you show your opposition to people in authority. He was just an awkward young man kicking against the pricks. Note: This expression occurs in the Bible (Acts 9:5). It refers to cattle kicking out when people try to drive them by jabbing them with sticks. See also: kick, prick Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. kick against the pricks hurt yourself by persisting in useless resistance or protest. In the Bible, on the road to Damascus Saul heard the words: ‘It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks’ (Acts 9:5). The image is that of an ox or other beast of burden fruitlessly kicking out when it is pricked by a goad or spur. See also: kick, prick prick up your ears 1 (especially of a horse or dog) make the ears stand erect when on the alert. 2 (of a person) become suddenly attentive. See also: ear, prick, up a spare prick at a wedding a person who is out of place or has no role in a particular situation. British vulgar slang See also: prick, spare, wedding a pricking in your thumbs a premonition or foreboding. This expression comes from a speech by the Second Witch in Shakespeare's Macbeth: ‘By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes’. See also: prick, thumb Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary ˌkick against the ˈpricks harm yourself by protesting when it is useless to do so: People in prison learn very quickly not to kick against the pricks. If they complain, the prison officers make their lives very difficult.This idiom comes from the Bible and refers to the fact that an animal such as an ox may kick when it is pricked (= pushed with a stick) to make it move, but will still have to move. See also: kick, prick prick your ˈconscience , your ˈconscience pricks you make you feel guilty about something; feel guilty about something: Her conscience pricked her as she lied to her sister. See also: conscience, prick ˌprick up your ˈears , your ˈears prick up start to listen carefully: ‘And the winner is ...’ He pricked up his ears. ‘... Michael Poole.’ This expression refers to the way dogs, horses and other animals raise their ears when they listen with attention. See also: ear, prick, up Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary prick 1. n. the penis. (Usually objectionable.) He held his hands over his prick and ran for the bedroom. 2. n. a stupid or obnoxious male. (Usually objectionable.) You stupid prick! Get out of here! McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions prick up (one's) ears To listen with attentive interest. See also: ear, prick, up American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. prick up one's ears, to To listen attentively. This term, which alludes to horses holding up their ears at a sudden noise, dates from the sixteenth century. Shakespeare used it in The Tempest (4.1): “Like unback’d colts, they prick’d their ears.” See also: prick, up The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: a pricking in (one's) thumbs a pricking in your thumbs funny feeling feeling a feeling about (someone or something) sneaking have a sneaking suspicion fashion a/the feeling (that) (something is/will be the case) I'll be bound References in periodicals archive The data presented in Table 1 indicated that no evident growth of any inoculated fungi was noticed in 1 day after inoculation in either incision method or pin prick method. Post-harvest rhizome rot and reduction in curcumin content in turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) They also found that development of peanut allergy was generally associated with subjects who both displayed larger wheals on the skin prick test and had a lower ratio of IgG4 to IgE antibodies. Early peanut exposure can induce tolerance in high-risk kids Unfortunately, physicians and technicians at the National Institute of Health, Islamabad, are unaware of the basic requirements of even performing a skin prick test, leave alone it's interpretation. Correspondence Patients who had one or more risk factors for diabetes, such as family history, being aged over 40, or being overweight, were offered a simple finger prick test to assess the blood glucose levels. A NEW WAY OF TESTING; Opticians help diagnosis To detect nitrile hypersensitivity, "we came up with a new skin prick test," he said. Think nitrile hypersensitivity with glove switch As I have already said from the start: my father was a prick. Why papery women are attracted to pricks is a question for some other story. Genetical The performer played Kenneth Halliwell in Prick Up Your Ears, which ends as he murders his lover Joe Orton and prepares to take his own life. Grieving Lucas out of West End play Summary: Horror fans prick up your ears - as there's a new scary offering for you to devour. Horror flick Red Mist hits the big screen Alex Trebek is an arrogant prick who is also fun to yell at. What's in your TiVo Their efforts to remind the nation of its architectural wealth and prick the consciences of those who should know better were recently celebrated with a 30th anniversary exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum which runs until 12 February. Delight She must learn to restrict her diet, prick her finger daily, and get insulin shots. Why Me? Why Did I Have to Get Diabetes? First lieutenant Jefferson Freemont Kirby is awarded his first Purple Heart from a simple thorn prick. Brandywine's best friend B. Brandywine's War: Back in Country
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