keep one's eyes open

English

Verb

keep one's eyes open (third-person singular simple present keeps one's eyes open, present participle keeping one's eyes open, simple past and past participle kept one's eyes open)

1. To be on the alert; to watch carefully or vigilantly for something.

   Synonym: keep an eye peeled

   Coordinate term: keep one's ears open

Related terms

• clear-eyed
• open-eyed
• with one's eyes open

 

Translations

to be on the alert; to watch carefully or vigilantly for something

• Hungarian: nyitva tartja a szemét (hu)

Further reading

• “keep your eyes/ears open” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.