Phrase guide

keep an eye peeled

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To look out (for something) attentively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: měj oči na šťopkách — look out attentively
  • German: die Augen offen halten — look out attentively
  • Polish: mieć oczy dookoła głowy — look out attentively
  • Polish: mieć oczy szeroko otwarte — look out attentively
  • Polish: mieć się na baczności — look out attentively
  • Russian: держа́ть у́хо востро (deržátʹ úxo vostro) — look out attentively
  • Russian: держа́ть ушки на макушке (deržátʹ uški na makuške) — look out attentively
  • Russian: смотре́ть в о́ба (smotrétʹ v óba) — look out attentively