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on the alert
Idioms and Phrases
Watchful, fully prepared, as in The inspectors are always on the alert for a manufacturing error . [Late 1700s]Example Sentences
People are being warned to be on the alert for flying debris and falling trees, along with large waves hitting sea fronts, homes and roads.
“One critical way to undermine that is by having conflicts of interest. We need to be on the alert for people who are advising the government who may have their own personal interests. Plainly, with a figure like Elon Musk, who has such broad holdings, that’s particularly important.”
But the WHO said the certification was only "the beginning of a new phase", urging Egypt to be on the alert to preserve its malaria-free status.
The president said officials would be on the alert for signs of prices being unfairly hiked in the event of potential shortages.
For now, forecasters warned the Leeward Islands, where the Caribbean and Atlantic join, to be on the alert.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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