Keep an Eye Out
What it means
Stay watchful for something specific that may or may not actually turn up.
Where it comes from
The out is doing real work, meaning outward rather than merely open. A ship's lookout kept an eye out from the bow, watching away from the vessel rather than at it.
The puzzle it came from
Keep an Eye Out was the answer to the Phrasicle of September 20, 2025. The clue read ____ an ____ ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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play
dirty
look
sharp
turn
elevator
pitch
black
eye
liner
candy
bar
keep
out
take
rose
garden
party
dress
code
Phrasicle: Keep an Eye Out