eyes front

Face forward, soldier

Eyes front is a command to direct attention straight ahead, originally military: soldiers standing at attention with gaze forward.

It extends to any situation requiring focused attention on what's immediately before you: Eyes front, people—the presentation is starting.

The phrase calls for alertness and readiness rather than distraction.

Related

attentionFocused mental awareness
at attentionMilitary ready posture
military commandAuthority over soldiers
forwardOnward in direction
forward marchOrder to begin walking

gaze · focus · military · drill · stance · command · posture · straight · ahead · march · formation · discipline · soldier · parade · parade ground · rigid · alert · snap

Categories

drill commandsshoulder arms, fall in, port arms, order arms, forward
commandsgo, stop, wait, come, run
interjectionsah, hey, aha, sheesh, oh
military commandsattention, halt, fall back, advance, attack

Opposites

military posture and attention

eyes frontat ease

Relaxed, not tense

stand easy · fall out · rest · stand down · dismissed

direction of gaze

eyes fronteyes right

Drill instruction to turn gaze

about face · look away · look back · look around · head turn

Family

eye, eyed, eyeing, eyeless, eyelet, eyes, front, frontal, frontally

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G