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eyes open

[eyes open] {adj. phr.} 1. Careful watch or attention; readiness to see. - Usually used with "for". * /Keep your eyes open for a boy in a red cap and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

eye

[eye] See: [APPLE OF ONE'S EYE], [BAT AN EYE] or [BAT AN EYELASH], [BELIEVE ONE'S EYES], [CATCH ONE'S EYE], [CLEAR-EYED], [CLOSE ONE'S EYES] or [SHUT ONE'S EYES], [EYES OPEN], [EYE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

open one's eyes

[open one's eyes] or [open up one's eyes] {v. phr.} To make a person see or understand the truth; make a person realize; tell a person what is really happening […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

keep one's eyes peeled

[keep one's eyes peeled] or [keep one's eyes skinned] {v. phr.}, {informal} To watch carefully; be always looking. * /The bird-watcher kept his eyes peeled for bluebirds./ * /When the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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