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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jenae	-	English (Rare)
Kade	KAYD	English (Modern)
Feliciana	fe-lee-THYAH-nah (Spanish), fe-lee-SYAH-nah (Latin American Spanish), fay-lee-CHYAH-nah (Italian)	Spanish, Italian, Late Roman
Vina	-	Indonesian
Spyros	-	Greek
Gitta	GI-tah	German