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On the qui vive   /ɑn ðə kwi viv/   Listen
On the qui vive

noun
1.
Lively attentiveness.  Synonyms: alertness, sharp-sightedness.





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"On the qui vive" Quotes from Famous Books



... on the qui vive with excitement, saw her brother approaching with a little company of men, among whom was a tall well-built Russian officer, whose keen eyes seemed to take in every detail of the ...
— The Lure of San Francisco - A Romance Amid Old Landmarks • Elizabeth Gray Potter and Mabel Thayer Gray
 
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... We were on the qui vive till daylight, and prepared for the combat. The fishing implements were laid along the hammock nettings. The second lieutenant loaded the blunder busses, which could throw harpoons to the distance of a mile, and long duck-guns, with explosive bullets, which inflicted mortal wounds ...
— Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea • Jules Verne
 
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Words linked to "On the qui vive" :   attentiveness, sharp-sightedness



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