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keep someone on their toes

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Definition of keep someone on their toes words

  • phrase keep someone on their toes If you say that someone or something keeps you on your toes, you mean that they cause you to remain alert and ready for anything that might happen. 0
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Parts of speech for Keep someone on their toes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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keep someone on their toes popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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