on toes

Related to on toes: step on 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

Ready to act; alert.
See also: on, toe
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • on (one's) toes
  • on one's 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