keep somebody on their toes

READYto make sure that someone is ready for anything that might happen 使某人随时准备行动；使某人保持警觉

They do random checks to keep workers on their toes.

他们进行随机抽查，让工人不懈怠。

Examples from the Corpus

keep somebody on their toes• Inflation, which depletes the value of stocks and bonds, also keeps investors on their toes.• Together, these threats are supposed to discipline managers and keep them on their toes.• And, keeping them on their toes ... the doctors who walk eighteen miles a day.• He keeps them on their toes.• Meetings are held every nineteen days, not necessarily Sundays, which must keep people on their toes.• With a test every Friday, she keeps her students on their toes.• You have to have good people doing these jobs, and you have to keep folks on their toes.• The general use of disapproval in order to keep people on their toes tends to be counterproductive after a time.• We have improved because a few extra players have come in and the bench is outstanding which keeps everyone on their toes.

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单词	keep somebody on their toes
释义	keep somebody on their toes keep somebody on their toes READYto make sure that someone is ready for anything that might happen 使某人随时准备行动；使某人保持警觉 They do random checks to keep workers on their toes. 他们进行随机抽查，让工人不懈怠。 Examples from the Corpus keep somebody on their toes• Inflation, which depletes the value of stocks and bonds, also keeps investors on their toes.• Together, these threats are supposed to discipline managers and keep them on their toes.• And, keeping them on their toes ... the doctors who walk eighteen miles a day.• He keeps them on their toes.• Meetings are held every nineteen days, not necessarily Sundays, which must keep people on their toes.• With a test every Friday, she keeps her students on their toes.• You have to have good people doing these jobs, and you have to keep folks on their toes.• The general use of disapproval in order to keep people on their toes tends to be counterproductive after a time.• We have improved because a few extra players have come in and the bench is outstanding which keeps everyone on their toes. → keep somebody on their toes at toe1(2)
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