with one's/both eyes open

idiom

: fully aware of what could happen

I went into the job with my eyes (wide) open.

If you do this, you need to do it with both eyes open.

Examples of with one's/both eyes open in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Look at your finger with both eyes open, then switch between looking at your finger with just your right eye and just your left eye. —

Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024 Dove is going into Day 4 post neurosurgery with both eyes open. —

Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 4 Sep. 2020

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