keep one's head on a swivel

Meaning: (intransitive,idiomatic,(with "for"))To beon the alert, to bewatchful.2004,Will Ferrell,Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, spoken by Rob Burgundy (Will Ferrell),Apatow Productions; distributed byDreamWorks Pictures:You allkept your head on a swiveland that's what you gotta do when you find yourself in a vicious cock fight.2021,Polo G, “Black Hearted”, inHall of Fame:Head on a swivel, opposition like a block away2017, Keesha Middlemass, “Unwelcome Homecoming”, inConvicted and Condemned: The Politics and Policies of Prisoner Reentry, page65:"Reentering is aboutkeeping 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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