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!

See also: keep, on, toe

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Olive		AHL-iv	English
Miguelangel		mee-gel-AHN-khel	Spanish
Anatole		-	French
Shaw (2)		SHAW	Scottish
Jochen		YO-khen	German
Jarrod		JER-əd, JAR-əd	English

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