Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: keep an eye on Page #8

Yee yee! We've found 425 phrases and idioms matching keep an eye on.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
one eye lookin at a squirrel and the other eye lookin at a possum.Describing a person with eyes looking in different directions at once. Someone who’s walleyed or has wonky eyes.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
one in the eye forAn event or achievement which is unpleasant for someone, especially for those who considered it impossible or unwelcome; an annoyance.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
oppidum in obsidione tenereto keep a town in a state of siege.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
ordines servare (B. G. 4. 26)to keep the ranks.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pan per focacciatit for tat equivalent retribution, an eye for an eye, returning exactly what you get.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
peg awayTo keep working at somethingRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pin backTo keep at a distanceRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
poke someone's eye outTo damage or harm someone's eye to the point that it can no longer see.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
por la boca muere el pezwhat you say can do you harm; silence is golden; keep mumRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
presistKeep's GoingRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
private eyeA private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
public eyeThe focus of public attention, the limelight.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
rationem diligenter conficereto keep the accounts (day-book) carefully.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
rem domesticam, familiarem administrare, regere, curareto keep house.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
renfermer le loup dans la bergerieTo set the fox to keep the geese.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
Rolling Stone Gathers No MossSomeone who’s always trying to move on or someone who frequently changes his jobs wouldn’t be able to keep a lot for himRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
roving eyeWide-ranging observation of one's surroundings.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
roving eyeThe personal characteristic of taking amorous interest in people other than one's own spouse or regular romantic partner.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Rub Elbows with SomeoneTo keep yourself with others at the same place, or to associate with othersRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Save for a Rainy DayTo save something for bad time or for a time of need, To keep something in store for future useRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
see eye to eyeTo agree with someone; to concur; to get along.Rate it:

(4.00 / 1 vote)
See Eye to EyeTo completely agree with someone’s opinion and statementRate it:

(2.00 / 1 vote)
servabo fidemI shall keep faith.Rate it:

(5.00 / 3 votes)
she would rip a dog off a gut wagonA gut wagon was a horse drawn wagon that was used for collecting butcher's scraps for further processing. The wagons were often followed by determined and persistent dogs intent on eating the contents of the wagon. It took a great deal of effort to keep these dogs away from or off the wagon. A person's appearance ugly or objectionable enough to discourage or scare the dogs from the gut wagon would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

(4.67 / 3 votes)
Show Must Go OnTo continue doing something despite difficulty or trouble, to keep working on your plan what so everRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
shushA nice way of saying shut up, be quiet, lower your voice, keep your mouth shut.Rate it:

(4.00 / 1 vote)
skeleton crewThe minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
sleep tightIf you keep yourself tightly bundled you will sleep warm and rest well.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
stay backTo keep one's distance from a place, often because of some danger.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
steady as she goesA cry to a helmsman to keep on the current course.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
stink eyeAn unpleasant look (as in a gaze).Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

(3.50 / 4 votes)
store awayTo keep a supply of something, in a place or container.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
string alongTo keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
suck it up, buttercupget over it; accept a difficult situation keep goingRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
take a licking and keep on tickingTo be tough; to have endurance; to have the capacity to absorb stress or damage, but still be able to function.Rate it:

(4.00 / 3 votes)
take one's eye off the ballTo lose one's concentration on what is most important.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tenere all'oscurokeep someone in the darkRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tenir paroleTo keep one’s word.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tenir table ouverteTo keep open house.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the one who always envies someone in society, will never live in gaietyThis idiom means that if a person spends time complaining, criticizing and whining about what everyone else does, owns, or how successful other people are about their financial situation, job career, or results they get, instead of focusing and trying their best to improve one's situation, the only consequence is that this behavior will keep them in the guts, that is, at a lower life level than the one they wish to be.Rate it:

(4.83 / 6 votes)
there is no nobel soul.A person who always keep a promises.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
there oughta be a lawEye dialect spelling of there ought to be a law.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
there oughtta be a lawEye dialect spelling of there ought to be a law.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
throw an eyeTo glance; peepRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tie upTo occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
tit for tatEquivalent retribution, an eye for an eye, returning exactly what you get.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tomorrow is another dayTomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressedRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
treat them mean, keep them keenA woman will be more interested in a man if he is not kind to her.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
truth be toldUsed when admitting something one might otherwise lie about, e.g. to keep up appearances or be polite.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for keep an eye on:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
I'm _____ over a four-leaf clover.
A kissing
B picking
C looking
D standing

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ