on one's toes
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on one's toes
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- Attentive, active, busy or alert. I keep my students on their toes with pop quizzes.
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prep_phrase attentive, active, busy
| 中文 | 使某人保持警覺 /使某人保持警觉 shǐ mǒurén bǎochí jǐngjué |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | auf Trab |
| Русский | настороже nastorože, начеку načeku, в тонусе v tonuse |
Talk about this word "on one's toes." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/on%20one's%20toes. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. on one's toes. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/on%20one's%20toes "on one's toes." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/on%20one's%20toes.Cite this
@misc{on_one_s_toes_2026,
title = {on one's toes},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20one's%20toes},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
