Meaning of sleep with one eye open | Babel Free
Definitions
To remain vigilant at all times, especially by remaining partially awake or sleeping only lightly so as to avoid being caught off guard.
figuratively
Equivalents
Español
dormir con un ojo abierto
Suomi
nukkua toinen silmä auki
Français
ne dormir que d'un œil
Polski
spać z jednym okiem otwartym
Português
dormir com um olho aberto
Examples
“Sleep with one eye open You have no idea what I'm capable of Keep claiming holier than thou My knife can stab more holes than you can count How dare you sleep where a king once slept And dry the tears of where his queen has wept”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.