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单词 keep one's eyes open
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keep one's eyes open


Also, keep one's eyes peeled or skinned. Be watchful and observant. For example, We should keep our eyes open for a change in the wind's direction, or Keep your eyes peeled for the teacher. The first phrase dates from the late 1800s; the second and third, both colloquial and alluding to the lids not covering the eyes, date from the mid-1800s and 1830s, respectively.

Words nearby keep one's eyes open

keep one's cool, keep one's distance, keep oneself to oneself, keep one's end up, keep one's eye on the ball, keep one's eyes open, keep one's fingers crossed, keep one's hand in, keep one's hands off, keep one's head, keep one's mouth shut
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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