Taking care of three kids really keeps me on my toes.
The boss made regular inspections in order to keep employees on their toes.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
keep someone on their toes — phrase to make someone concentrate so that they are ready to deal with anything that might happen He keeps changing the rules, just to keep us on our toes. Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or attitudessynonym Main entry: toe * * … Useful english dictionary
keep (someone) on (their) toes — to force someone to continue giving all their attention and energy to what they are doing. He gave me a couple of extra things to do just to keep me on my toes … New idioms dictionary
keep someone on their toes — If you keep someone on their toes, you make sure that they concentrate on what they are supposed to do … The small dictionary of idiomes
keep somebody on their toes — keep sb on their ˈtoes idiom to make sure that sb is ready to deal with anything that might happen by doing things that they are not expecting • Surprise visits help to keep the staff on their toes. Main entry: ↑toeidiom … Useful english dictionary
keep someone on their toes — to make someone concentrate so that they are ready to deal with anything that might happen He keeps changing the rules, just to keep us on our toes … English dictionary
on one's toes — phrasal 1. : full of life : active, busy 2. : alert and ready to seize any advantage or engage in any activity that comes one s way in working for real money you ve got to be on your toes W.L.Gresham * * * on one s toes Poised for a quick start,… … Useful english dictionary
on one's toes — be alert He always asks the students many questions to keep them on their toes … Idioms and examples
On Your Toes — Original Promotional Material Music Richard Rodgers Lyrics Lorenz Hart Book … Wikipedia
tread on somebody's toes — ˌtread on sb s ˈtoes idiom (especially BrE) (NAmE usually ˌstep on sb s ˈtoes) (informal) to offend or annoy sb, especially by getting involved in sth that is their responsibility • I don t want to tread on anybody s toes so I ll keep quiet … Useful english dictionary
bird — birdless, adj. /berrd/, n. 1. any warm blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard shelled egg. 2. a fowl or game bird. 3 … Universalium
