with eyes open

with (one's) eyes (wide) open

With keen or complete knowledge, awareness, or expectations. I know they're offering you a lot of money, but make sure you go into this situation with your eyes open—it could be a scam. Considering John's history of infidelity, Claudia knew she could only take him back with her eyes wide open.
See also: eye, open

with eyes (wide) open

With keen or complete knowledge, awareness, or expectations. If you don't sign this contract with eyes wide open, you're going to get yourself into trouble. Some guys forget to go into relationships with their eyes open, and they're the ones who end up getting hurt.
See also: eye, open
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

with (one's) eyes (wide) open

Fig. totally aware of what is going on. I went into this with my eyes open. We all started with eyes open but didn't realize what could happen to us.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

with eyes open

verb
See with one’s eyes wide open
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

with (one's) eyes open

Aware of the risks involved.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
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  • with (one's) eyes (wide) open
  • with one’s eyes open
  • with one’s eyes wide open
  • with one's eyes open
  • with your eyes open
  • with eyes (wide) open
  • with eyes wide open
  • on top of
  • on top of somebody/something
  • on top of something
References in periodicals archive
Males performed the test faster than females using both dominant and non-dominant hand with eyes open and with blindfolded.
Overall Latency (sec) for Dominant and Non-dominant Hand with Eyes Open and Blindfolded (n=150) Eyes Open Blindfolded Dominant Hand 10.30 [+ or -] 0.09 19.13 [+ or -] 0.24 Non-dominant Hand 11.21 [+ or -] 0.10 19.86 [+ or -] 0.24 Standard deviation 1.31 3.02 t Value 3.69 25.08 P value <0.001 * <0.001 * Table 2.
Effect of eyes open and blindfold on gender and handedness using Moberg pickup test--a comparative study