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with both eyes open

with both eyes open is the alternative form of with one's eyes open.

Meaning of with one's eyes open

Adverb

with one's eyes open

  1. (figuratively) Cognizant of any risks involved.
    • Those banks, they're big boys. They went into this deal with their eyes open. That's what reserve requirements are for.

Questions about with both eyes open

What is with both eyes open the alternative form of?
With both eyes open is the alternative form of with one's eyes open.

Words near with both eyes open in the dictionary

  1. with bad grace
  2. with baited breath
  3. with bated breath
  4. with bells on
  5. with blackjack and hookers
  6. with both eyes open
  7. with both hands
  8. with brass knobs on
  9. with calf
  10. with cause
  11. with child

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Adapted from Wiktionary: with both eyes open (page history and authors); with one's eyes open (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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