on the qui vive
1To be on the qui vive — Qui vive Qui vive (k[ e] v[ e]v ). [F., fr. qui who + vive, pres. subj. of vivre to live.] The challenge of a French sentinel, or patrol; used like the English challenge: Who comes there? [1913 Webster] {To be on the qui vive}, to be on guard; to …
2Qui vive — (k[ e] v[ e]v ). [F., fr. qui who + vive, pres. subj. of vivre to live.] The challenge of a French sentinel, or patrol; used like the English challenge: Who comes there? [1913 Webster] {To be on the qui vive}, to be on guard; to be watchful and… …
3qui vive? — [kē vēv′] 〚Fr, (long) live who? (i.e., which monarch or ruler do you support?, whose side are you on?), 3d pers. sing., pres. subj., of vivre, to live (< L vivere) + qui, who (< L)〛 who goes there? a sentry s challenge on the qui vive on the… …
4qui vive — noun Etymology: French qui vive, from qui vive? long live who?, challenge of a French sentry Date: 1726 alert, lookout used in the phrase on the qui vive …
5qui vive — /kee veev / 1. (italics) French. who goes there? 2. on the qui vive, on the alert; watchful: Special guards were on the qui vive for trespassers. [1720 30; < F lit., (long) live who? (i.e., on whose side are you?)] * * * …
6on the qui vive — adverb in a state of heightened vigilance, especially prior to battle …
7qui vive — noun a state of heightened vigilance, especially prior to battle QUI vive! The sentrys musket rings …
8USS Qui Vive (SP-1004) — was built by Hutchinson Bros., Alexandria, New York, for Houston Barnard, Rochester, New York, and was chartered by the Navy on June 22, 1917 from H. Barnard at Alexandria Bay, New York. It was assigned to the 5th Naval District for section… …
9Vive le Québec libre speech — Vive le Québec libre ! (Long live free Quebec!) was a famous and controversial phrase in a speech delivered by French President Charles de Gaulle in Montreal on July 24, 1967. De Gaulle was in Canada on an official state visit under the pretext… …
10The Munsters — Les Monstres (série télévisée) Les Monstres Titre original The Munsters Genre Sitcom fantastique Créateur(s) Joe Connelly Bob Mosher Pays d’origine  États Unis …
