with one's eyes open

Fully aware, as in We started this project with our eyes open and are not surprised at the results. [First half of 1900s] Also see keep one's eyes open.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Natasza	nah-TAH-shah	Polish
Agurne	-	Basque
Doyle	[dɔil]
Izem	-	Northern African, Berber
BoŠKo	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Zdravka	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene