keep an eye peeled

English

Alternative forms

• keep one's eyes peeled

Pronunciation

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Verb

keep an eye peeled (third-person singular simple present keeps an eye peeled, present participle keeping an eye peeled, simple past and past participle kept an eye peeled)

1. (idiomatic) To look out (for something) attentively.

   Keep an eye peeled, you never know when the ice-cream truck will pass by.

Synonyms

• be on the lookout
• keep a look-out
• keep an eye out
• keep an eye skinned
• keep one's eyes skinned
• look out
• watch out

Translations

look out attentively

• Czech: měj oči na šťopkách
• German: die Augen offen halten
• Russian: держа́ть у́хо востро (ru) (deržátʹ úxo vostro), держа́ть ушки на макушке (deržátʹ uški na makuške), смотре́ть в о́ба (ru) (smotrétʹ v óba)