keep one's eyes open

1. 1.

   pay attention; be watchful

   “Keep your eyes peeled for any policemen”

   Synonymskeep one's eyes peeledkeep one's eyes skinned

   Broaderwatch

   colloquialism

Questions about keep one's eyes open

What does keep one's eyes open mean?

keep one's eyes open means "pay attention; be watchful".

What is another word for keep one's eyes open?

Close synonyms include keep one's eyes peeled, keep one's eyes skinned. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.