Question

in_the_loop_402 to be alert and watchful; to look very carefully for something or someone The expression suggests that one’s eyelids are pulled back in order to not miss seeing anything.

Accepted Answer

KEEP (ONE’S) EYES PEELED I’m looking for a special edition of a book, and I haven’t found it anywhere. When you’re in the bookstore, please keep your eyes peeled for it, will you?They planned to meet Joe on a crowded corner at lunchtime. He hadn’t arrived yet, but as people walked toward the corner, they kept their eyes peeled for him.

Id	in_the_loop_402
Idiom	KEEP (ONE’S) EYES PEELED
Definition	to be alert and watchful; to look very carefully for something or someone
Examples	I’m looking for a special edition of a book, and I haven’t found it anywhere. When you’re in the bookstore, please keep your eyes peeled for it, will you? They planned to meet Joe on a crowded corner at lunchtime. He hadn’t arrived yet, but as people walked toward the corner, they kept their eyes peeled for him.
Extra Info	The expression suggests that one’s eyelids are pulled back in order to not miss seeing anything.

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