keep one's eyes open
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There is something in the game of poker that will keep one's eyes open longer than will the fear of death, so the four kept on playing until time for luncheon.
From Tales of the Road by Crewdson, Charles N. (Charles Newman)
It is but a small affair to ride alone, but in the confusion of such a train, in a short trot on a lively beast, one must keep one's eyes open.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle by Francke, Kuno
“A very good school, I should say, Embleton; one has to keep one’s eyes open there.”
From With Cochrane the Dauntless by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Thou knowest well how to furnish a guard-room when one is required to keep one's eyes open and one's spirits up.
From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
One cannot keep one's eyes open very long without winking, but the stranger did.
From The Ape, the Idiot & Other People by Morrow, W. C.
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