with one's eyes open

English

Alternative forms

• with one's eyes wide open
• with both eyes open

Adverb

with one's eyes open

1. (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.