keep an eye out
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keep an eye out
To remain vigilant or carefully watchful (for something or someone). Often used as an imperative. We heard the health inspector will be doing a surprise inspection someday soon, so keep an eye out. They should be arriving any minute, so keep an eye out for them. I was keeping an eye out for a present we could give your mother, but nothing caught my eye.
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keep an eye out (for someone or something)
and have an eye out (for someone or something); keep one's eye out (for someone or something); have one's eye out (for someone or something)Fig. to watch for the arrival or appearance of someone or something. Please try to have an eye out for the bus. Keep an eye out for rain. Have your eye out for a raincoat on sale.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
keep an eye out
INFORMALCOMMON If you keep an eye out for someone or something, you watch for them carefully. You and your friends keep an eye out — if there's any trouble we'll make a break for it. Mikel, go and keep an eye out for Tam.
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keep an ˈeye out (for somebody/something)
(informal) watch or look carefully (for somebody/something): Can you keep an eye out for the taxi and let me know when it arrives?Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
keep an eye out
To be watchful.
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