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Meaning of keep one's eyes peeled | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To be on the alert, to be watchful.

idiomatic, intransitive

Equivalents

Deutsch die Augen offen halten
Español mantener los ojos bien abiertos
Suomi pitää silmällä pitää varansa
Français être attentif être sur ses gardes être vigilant
Italiano tenere gli occhi ben aperti
Nederlands zijn ogen de kost geven
Polski mieć oczy dookoła głowy mieć oczy szeroko otwarte mieć się na baczności

Examples

“And directly below is our Mesozoic jungle river -- where, if you are lucky, you just may catch a glimpse of a very rare carnivore. Keep your eyes peeled, everyone!”
“lookouts posted to the port and starboard bows keep their eyes peeled for the ghostly outline of approaching traffic.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

keep one's fingers crossed keep one's guard up keep one's hair on keep one's hand in keep one's hands to oneself keep one's head

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