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[eyes open] 1.
Careful watch or attention; readiness to see. -Usually used with "for".
Keep
your eyes open for a boy in a red capand sweater.
The hunter had his eyes
open for rabbits.
Theydrove on with their eyes open for a gas station.
Syn.: EYE OUT, KEEPONE'S EYES PEELED. 2. Full knowledge; especially of
consequences;understanding of what will or might result. - Used with "have"
or"with".
Automobile racing is dangerous. Bob went into it with hiseyes
open.
Betty had her eyes open when she got married.
Contrast: CLOSE ONE'S
EYES.
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