Meanings
present singular third person keeps an eye peeled · participle present keeping an eye peeled · participle past kept an eye peeled · past kept an eye peeled · alternative keep one's eyes peeled
- idiomaticTo 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
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo look out (for something) attentively.
Translations
Czech měj oči na šťopkách
- měj oči na šťopkáchlook out attentively
German die Augen offen halten
- die Augen offen haltenlook out attentively
Polish mieć oczy dookoła głowy, mieć oczy szeroko otwarte
- mieć oczy dookoła głowylook out attentively
- mieć oczy szeroko otwartelook out attentively
- mieć się na bacznościlook out attentively
Russian держа́ть у́хо востро, держа́ть ушки на макушке
- держа́ть у́хо востро (deržátʹ úxo vostro)look out attentively
- держа́ть ушки на макушке (deržátʹ uški na makuške)look out attentively
- смотре́ть в о́ба (smotrétʹ v óba)look out attentively
Cite this entry
keep an eye peeled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20an%20eye%20peeled
“keep an eye peeled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20an%20eye%20peeled. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keep an eye peeled,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20an%20eye%20peeled.
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