Idiom
keep an eye peeled
Meaning
To look out (for something) attentively.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Keep an eye peeled for the bus while I buy our tickets.”
“The police told the neighbors to keep an eye peeled for any suspicious activity in the area.”
“As the storm clouds gathered on the horizon, the captain instructed the crew to keep an eye peeled for any signs of dangerous debris in the water.”
Examples
simple
“Keep an eye peeled for the bus while I buy our tickets.”
contextual
“The police told the neighbors to keep an eye peeled for any suspicious activity in the area.”
complex
“As the storm clouds gathered on the horizon, the captain instructed the crew to keep an eye peeled for any signs of dangerous debris in the water.”
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