keep one's eyes skinned

A form of keep an eye peeled — To look out (for something) attentively.

Meanings

verbkeep one's eyes skinned (third-person singular simple present keeps one's eyes skinned, present participle keeping one's eyes skinned, simple past and past participle kept one's eyes skinned)

present singular third person keeps one's eyes skinned · participle present keeping one's eyes skinned · participle past kept one's eyes skinned · past kept one's eyes skinned

  1. alternativeAlternative form of keep an eye peeled.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbpay attention; be watchful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

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Chicago

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