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keep an eye out for

Idioms  
  1. Also, keep a sharp lookout for. Be watchful for something or someone, as in Keep an eye out for the potholes in the road, or They told him to keep a sharp lookout for the police. The first expression, sometimes amplified to keep a sharp eye out for, dates from the late 1800s, the variant from the mid-1700s. Also see have one's eye on, def. 1; keep a weather eye; keep one's eyes open; look out.


Example Sentences

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This playbook calls on the Fed to keep an eye out for renewed weakness in the labor market, which could warrant further easing.

From MarketWatch

Bring a roomy bag for all the swag being handed out, and keep an eye out for deals: many companies sell products at steep discounts rather than ship them home.

From Salon

If they were in order, then I needed to keep an eye out for something under a deck.

From Literature

Keep an eye out for Brad Hall's two-man and four-man sleds in the men's bobsleigh.

From BBC

Please keep an eye out for the next Times subscriber hike, which will be sometime in the spring.

From Los Angeles Times