keep one's eyes peeled
verbEtymology
US, 19th century. Peeled probably refers to keeping one's eyelids retracted.
Definitions
To be on the alert, to be watchful.
- 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.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for keep one's eyes peeled. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA