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
Xabi	-	Basque
Shulamite	-	Biblical
DİLan	-	Turkish
Laurent	lo-RAWN	French
Merry	['meri]
Inka	EENG-kah (Finnish), ING-kah (German)	Frisian, Finnish, German