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
Brigida	-	Italian, Spanish
Oriol	-	Catalan
Westbrook	['westbruk]
Daniela	dahn-YE-lah (German)	Italian, German, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Portuguese, Spanish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, English
Cathie	['kæθi]
Kailee	KAY-lee	English (Modern)