verb
pay attention; be watchful
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Keep your eyes peeled for any policemen
• Syn: ↑keep one's eyes skinned, ↑keep one's eyes open
• Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
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Somebody ——s PP
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KEEP A (SHARP) LOOKOUT, look out, keep one's eyes open, keep watch, be watchful, be alert, be on the alert, be on the qui vive, be on guard; Brit. keep one's eyes skinned.
→ peel
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phrasalUseful english dictionary. 2012.