keep\ one's\ eyes\ peeled

keep\ one's\ eyes\ peeled
• keep one's eyes peeled
• keep one's eyes skinned
v. phr. informal
To watch carefully; be always looking.

The bird-watcher kept his eyes peeled for bluebirds.

When the boys walked through the roads, they kept their eyes skinned for snakes.

Compare: eyes open(1), eye out

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