keep on toes



keep somebody on their toes

to force someone to continue giving all their attention and energy to what they are doing He gave me a couple of extra things to do just to keep me on my toes.
See also: keep, on, toe

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Omer‘om-ERHebrew
WinnieWIN-eeEnglish
MaudMAWD (English)English, Dutch
Wafai-Arabic
Chetan-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada
ValdÍS-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic