It’s important to keep your eye on the ball at all times.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
keep your eye on something — keep (your)/an eye on (something/someone) to watch or look after something or someone. Could you keep an eye on the baby for me a while? I kept my eye on him all the time as I felt sure he was about to do something stupid … New idioms dictionary
keep one eye on something — have/keep one eye on (something/someone) to give part of your attention to one thing or person while also giving your attention to something or someone else. As he listened to the speaker he kept one eye on the crowd to gauge their response … New idioms dictionary
keep your eye on the ball — informal : to continue thinking about or giving attention to something important that you want to do or achieve She really needs to keep her eye on the ball [=stay focused] if she wants to win the election. • • • Main Entry: ↑ball keep your eye… … Useful english dictionary
keep an eye on something — keep (your)/an eye on (something/someone) to watch or look after something or someone. Could you keep an eye on the baby for me a while? I kept my eye on him all the time as I felt sure he was about to do something stupid … New idioms dictionary
keep one eye on something — keep one eye on (someone/something) to give part of your attention to one person or thing. Jim continued to talk to me, but he kept one eye on the clock to be sure he wouldn t be late. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form with one eye on… … New idioms dictionary
keep an eye on something — keep an eye on (someone/something) to watch or give your attention to someone or something. The mother sat on the edge of the sandbox, keeping an eye on her sons as they played. Usage notes: sometimes used with an adjective: The woman kept a… … New idioms dictionary
keep your eye on someone — have/keep/your eye on someone phrase to be watching someone carefully, especially because you think they are going to do something wrong I’ve got my eye on you Sarah. Any more trouble and you’re out. Thesaurus: to look at someone in a particular… … Useful english dictionary
keep your eye on someone — keep (your)/an eye on (something/someone) to watch or look after something or someone. Could you keep an eye on the baby for me a while? I kept my eye on him all the time as I felt sure he was about to do something stupid … New idioms dictionary
keep your eye on — keep (your)/an eye on (something/someone) to watch or look after something or someone. Could you keep an eye on the baby for me a while? I kept my eye on him all the time as I felt sure he was about to do something stupid … New idioms dictionary
keep an eye on — (smth or smb) watch (as in take care of something) Will you keep an eye on the baby while I go to the store. (from Idioms in Speech) to watch carefully; to look after; to observe (from a distance) so that the party under observation is unaware of … Idioms and examples
