Keep Ones Eyes Peeled For Someone Or Something Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Keep Ones Eyes Peeled For Someone Or Something Idiom mean?

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keep one's eyes peeled for (someone or something) What does keep one's eyes peeled for (someone or something) mean?	to remain alert and watchful for someone or something	I waited on the street and kept my eyes peeled for my friend and his car.
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play the field What does "play the field" mean?	to date many different people, to avoid steady dates with the same person	After my sister stopped dating her boyfriend she decided to play the field until she met someone new.

ride herd on (someone) What does "ride herd on (someone)" mean?	to watch closely and strictly supervise someone (as a cowboy would supervise a herd of cattle)	The manager has been riding herd on his employees so that they can finish the job quickly.
argue for the sake of arguing/argument What does "argue for the sake of arguing/argument" mean?	to argue only to be different	My brother always argues for the sake of arguing.
go through changes What does "go through changes" mean?	to be involved in changing circumstances	The woman has gone through many changes since recently.
run (someone) out What does "run (someone) out" mean?	to force someone to leave, to expel someone	The police ran the drug dealers out of town.
last will and testament What does "last will and testament" mean?	one's will (especially its latest version)	After my grandfather's funeral my uncle read out his last will and testament.
take on (something) What does "take on (something)" mean?	to begin to do something, to commit oneself to something	Recently my father has begun to take on too many things at work and he has become very tired.
fall short of (one`s expectations) What does "fall short of (one`s expectations)" mean?	to be not be as good as one expected	The new movie fell short of everyone`s expectations and attendance is very low.
heartbeat away from (something) What does "heartbeat away from (something)" mean?	to be the next person to take over someone's position if they die	The young prince is a heartbeat away from becoming the next king of his country.
live through (something) What does "live through (something)" mean?	endure something	The people in the town lived through one of the worst disasters in many years.

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Keep Ones Eyes Peeled For Someone Or Something Idiom