Idiom
keep one's eyes peeled
Meaning
To be on the alert, to be watchful.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Keep your eyes peeled for the bus.”
“Keep your eyes peeled for the exit sign while we drive through this heavy fog.”
“The detective kept his eyes peeled for any subtle movement in the shadows, knowing the suspect might attempt a desperate escape at any moment.”
Examples
simple
“Keep your eyes peeled for the bus.”
contextual
“Keep your eyes peeled for the exit sign while we drive through this heavy fog.”
complex
“The detective kept his eyes peeled for any subtle movement in the shadows, knowing the suspect might attempt a desperate escape at any moment.”
Origin
US, 19th century. Peeled probably refers to keeping one's eyelids retracted.
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