with one's eyes open

English

Alternative forms

with one's eyes wide open
with both eyes open

Adverb

with one's eyes open

(figuratively) Cognizant of any risks involved.

Translations

Translations

French: en connaissance de cause (fr)

See also

with one's eyes closed

References

“with your eyes wide open” (US) / “with your eyes wide open” (UK) in Macmillan Dictionary
“with ones eyes open” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.
“with your eyes open” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
“with your eyes open” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
“with%20one%27s/both%20eyes%20open” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.

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