"keep an eye peeled" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-keep an eye peeled.ogg [Australia] Forms: keeps an eye peeled [present, singular, third-person], keeping an eye peeled [participle, present], kept an eye peeled [participle, past], kept an eye peeled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> an eye peeled}} keep an eye peeled (third-person singular simple present keeps an eye peeled, present participle keeping an eye peeled, simple past and past participle kept an eye peeled)
  1. (idiomatic) To look out (for something) attentively. Tags: idiomatic 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, keep one's eyes peeled Translations (look out attentively): měj oči na šťopkách (Czech), die Augen offen halten (German), держа́ть у́хо востро (deržátʹ úxo vostro) (Russian), держа́ть ушки на макушке (deržátʹ uški na makuške) (Russian), смотре́ть в о́ба (smotrétʹ v óba) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-keep_an_eye_peeled-en-verb-i8Gb8Q3S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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