Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keeps someone on their toes

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
keep-s -some-one on their -toes
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does keeps someone on their toes mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of keep someone on their toes

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