on the qui vive
Example Sentences
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He was supposed to have had her on the qui vive since she was 15, but now she could not find him.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Angora Government, with its five senses on the qui vive, is anxious to draw America into the next meeting of the Lausanne Conference, scheduled to take place on April 23.
From Time Magazine Archive
Recently two members of the British Security Police dressed themselves up in German uniforms and started out in broad British daylight to see whether Britain was on the qui vive.
From Time Magazine Archive
In support of Candidate Paul Johnson, Mrs. Bilbo last week issued the following signed statement: Every leading Briton seemed on the qui vive last week to thwart Benito Mussolini's candid designs on Ethiopia.
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She looked quite stunning as she walked across the dining room to the table, not at all unlike a girl on the qui vive appropriate to a big college weekend.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
