with one's eyes open

English

Alternative forms

• with one's eyes wide open
• with both eyes open

Adverb

with one's eyes open

1. (figuratively) Cognizant of any risks involved.

   Those banks, they're big boys. They went into this deal with their eyes open. That's what reserve requirements are for.

Related terms

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

 

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: silmät auki
• French: en connaissance de cause (fr)
• Polish: świadomie (pl)

References

• “with your eyes wide open” (US) / “with your eyes wide open” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “with ones eyes open”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “with your eyes open”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “with your eyes open” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “with one's eyes open”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.