with one's eyes open

English

Alternative forms

with one's eyes wide open
with both eyes open

Adverb

with one's eyes open

(figuratively) Cognizant of any risks involved.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: silmät auki
French: en connaissance de cause (fr)

See also

with one's eyes closed

References

“with your eyes wide open” (US) / “with your eyes wide open” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
“with ones eyes open”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“with your eyes open”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“with your eyes open” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
“with one's eyes open”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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