Sentence examples of "prick up ears" in English
Even when the frequent appearance of asset-price bubbles was acknowledged, most believed that efforts to detect and prick them at an early stage would be impossible - and potentially harmful.
До кризиса многие считали циклы цен на активы практически безвредным или, по крайней мере, незначительным каналом денежно-кредитной политики.
The African elephant has bigger ears than the Asian elephant.
У африканского слона уши больше, чем у азиатского.
The chip picks up on this and gives the subject a little prick.
Чип засекает их и дает подопытному маленький щипок.
You have one mouth and two ears, so listen more and speak less.
У тебя есть рот и два уха, так что слушай больше и говори меньше.
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