单词 | keep a weather eye out |
释义 | keep a weather eye outAlso, keep a weather eye on or open. Be extremely watchful or alert, as in We should keep a weather eye on our competitors in case they start a price war. The precise allusion in this expression is disputed, but presumably it refers to watching for a storm. [Early 1800s] Words nearby keep a weather eye outkeep a stiff upper lip, keep a straight face, keep at, keep at arm's length, keep away, keep a weather eye out, keep back, keep body and soul together, keep company, keep cool, keep down The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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