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- keep (one) on (one's) toes
keep (one) on (one's) toes
keep (one) on (one's) toes
To force someone to stay active, alert, and focused on something or someone. Having two kids under age five sure keeps me on my toes!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Charlotta | | shah-LOT-ah | Swedish |
Lianne | | lee-AN | English (Rare) |
Iseult | | i-SOOLT (English), i-ZOOLT (English), EE-səlt (English) | Arthurian Romance |
MÁIrtÍN | | - | Irish |
Parham | | ['pærəm] | |
Kaoru | | kah-o-ṙoo | Japanese |