on (one's) toes

Active, alert, and focused. Having two kids under age five sure keeps me on my toes! This attorney is known for using really deceptive and underhanded tactics, so be on your toes.

See also: on, toe

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*on one's toes

Fig. alert. (*Typically: be ~; keep ~; keep one ~; stay ~.) You have to be on your toes if you want to be in this business. I have to stay on my toes to keep from getting fired.

See also: on, toe

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

on one's toes

Alert, ready to act, as in Orchestra players must be on their toes all the time, so as not to miss an entrance. This metaphoric expression probably alludes to boxers or runners who must be on their toes in order to move or start quickly. It gained currency with Richard Rodgers' and Lorenz Hart's extremely popular musical, On Your Toes (1936). [Early 1900s]

See also: on, toe

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

on your toes

ready for any eventuality.

1921 John Dos Passos Three Soldiers If he just watched out and kept on his toes, he'd be sure to get it.

See also: on, toe

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

on your ˈtoes

ready to deal with anything that might happen: We were all on our toes, waiting for the game to begin.

See also: on, toe

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

on (one's) toes

Ready to act; alert.

See also: on, toe

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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on one's toes
on toes
on your toes
mulct
mulct (one) out of (something)
mulct out of
be in (one's) pocket
have (someone) in (one's) pocket
have in pocket
in one's pocket

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释义	on (one's) toes on (one's) toes Active, alert, and focused. Having two kids under age five sure keeps me on my toes! This attorney is known for using really deceptive and underhanded tactics, so be on your toes. See also: on, toe Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. on one's toes Fig.* alert. (Typically: be ~; keep ~; keep* one ~; stay ~.) You have to be on your toes if you want to be in this business. I have to stay on my toes to keep from getting fired. See also: on, toe McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. on one's toes Alert, ready to act, as in Orchestra players must be on their toes all the time, so as not to miss an entrance. This metaphoric expression probably alludes to boxers or runners who must be on their toes in order to move or start quickly. It gained currency with Richard Rodgers' and Lorenz Hart's extremely popular musical, On Your Toes (1936). [Early 1900s] See also: on, toe The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. on your toes ready for any eventuality. 1921 John Dos Passos Three Soldiers If he just watched out and kept on his toes, he'd be sure to get it. See also: on, toe Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary on your ˈtoes ready to deal with anything that might happen: We were all on our toes, waiting for the game to begin. See also: on, toe Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary on (one's) toes Ready to act; alert. See also: on, toe American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: on one's toes on toes on your toes mulct mulct (one) out of (something) mulct out of be in (one's) pocket have (someone) in (one's) pocket have in pocket in one's pocket
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