keep an eye peeled

English

Alternative forms

• keep one's eyes peeled

Pronunciation

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Verb

keep 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
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• Russian: держа́ть у́хо востро (ru) (deržátʹ úxo vostro), держа́ть ушки на макушке (deržátʹ uški na makuške), смотре́ть в о́ба (ru) (smotrétʹ v óba)