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keep one's head on a swivel (third-person singular simple present keeps one's head on a swivel, present participle keeping one's head on a swivel, simple past and past participle kept one's head on a swivel)
- (intransitive, idiomatic, (with "for")) To be on the alert, to be watchful.
2004, Will Ferrell, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, spoken by Rob Burgundy (Will Ferrell), Apatow Productions; distributed by DreamWorks Pictures:You all kept your head on a swivel and that's what you gotta do when you find yourself in a vicious cock fight.
2021, Polo G (lyrics and music), “Black Hearted”, in Hall of Fame:Head on a swivel, opposition like a block away
2017, Keesha Middlemass, “Unwelcome Homecoming”, in Convicted and Condemned: The Politics and Policies of Prisoner Reentry, page 65:"Reentering is about keeping your head on a swivel. Ya gotta keep your head on a swivel, I'm telling ya, because you don't know what's coming, where it's coming from."
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