keep one's eyeballs peeled
keep one's eyeballs peeled is the alternative form of keep one's eyes peeled.
Meaning of keep one's eyes peeled
Verb
keep one's eyes peeled (third-person singular simple present keeps one's eyes peeled, present participle keeping one's eyes peeled, simple past and past participle kept one's eyes peeled)
- To be on the alert, to be watchful.
- And directly below is our Mesozoic jungle river -- where, if you are lucky, you just may catch a glimpse of a very rare carnivore. Keep your eyes peeled, everyone!1990, Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park
- Synonyms:
- keep an eye out, keep one's eyes open
Forms of keep one's eyeballs peeled
| third-person singular present | keeps one's eyeballs peeled |
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| present participle | keeping one's eyeballs peeled |
| past participle | kept one's eyeballs peeled |
| past | kept one's eyeballs peeled |
Questions about keep one's eyeballs peeled
- What is keep one's eyeballs peeled the alternative form of?
- Keep one's eyeballs peeled is the alternative form of keep one's eyes peeled.
Words near keep one's eyeballs peeled in the dictionary
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