on+the+qui+vive
11qui vive — /ki ˈviv/ (say kee veev) phrase on the qui vive, on the alert. {French: (long) live who? – as if calling for such a reply as Vive le roi! Long live the king!} …
12qui vive — (kee VEEV) [French: who goes there?] On the qui vive: on the lookout; on the alert; watchful …
13qui vive — [ki: vi:v] noun (in phr. on the qui vive) on the alert or lookout. Origin C16: from Fr., lit. (long) live who? , i.e. on whose side are you? , used as a sentry s challenge …
14qui vive — [[t]ki ˈviv[/t]] 1) fot (italics) French. who goes there? 2) idi on the qui vive, on the alert; watchful Idiom. Etymology: 1720–30; < F …
15qui vive — n. who goes there? ♦ on the qui vive, on the alert …
16qui vive — n. Phrases and idioms: on the qui vive on the alert; watching for something to happen. Etymology: F, = lit. (long) live who? , i.e. on whose side are you?, as a sentry s challenge …
17qui vive — noun on the qui vive taking special care to notice things; watching closely …
18qui vive — 1726, from Fr. qui voulez vous qui vive? sentinel s challenge, whom do you wish to live, lit. (long) live who? In other words, whose side are you on? (The answer might be Vive la France, Vive le roi, etc.) Hence on the vive on the alert …
19on the qui vive — adverb in a state of heightened vigilance, especially prior to battle …
20qui vive — noun a state of heightened vigilance, especially prior to battle QUI vive! The sentrys musket rings …
