Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep someone on their toes

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
keep- -some-one on their -toes
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To keep someone attentive, active, busy or alert.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

keeps someone on their toes (present, singular) keeping someone on their toes (participle, present) kept someone on their toes (participle, past) kept someone on their toes (past)

Questions

What does keep someone on their toes mean?
To keep someone attentive, active, busy or alert.

How to pronounce keep someone on their toes

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