Keep close watch on Bill. I think he's loafing.
•Okay. I'll keep watch, but I think he's a good worker.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
keep (a) close watch on someone — keep (a) close watch on (someone/something) to guard or follow carefully someone or something. With an international team keeping close watch on polling stations, voters chose from an array of 12 candidates. Republicans are warning the president… … New idioms dictionary
keep (a) close watch on something — keep (a) close watch on (someone/something) to guard or follow carefully someone or something. With an international team keeping close watch on polling stations, voters chose from an array of 12 candidates. Republicans are warning the president… … New idioms dictionary
keep (a) close watch on — (someone/something) to guard or follow carefully someone or something. With an international team keeping close watch on polling stations, voters chose from an array of 12 candidates. Republicans are warning the president to keep a close watch on … New idioms dictionary
keep (close) tabs on — informal phrase to watch someone carefully to see what they do, or to watch something carefully The police have been keeping close tabs on the organization. Thesaurus: to watch someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: tab … Useful english dictionary
keep an eye on someone — keep an eye on (someone/something) to watch or give your attention to someone or something. The mother sat on the edge of the sandbox, keeping an eye on her sons as they played. Usage notes: sometimes used with an adjective: The woman kept a… … New idioms dictionary
keep an eye out for someone — keep an eye out (for (someone/something)) to watch carefully for someone or something. Three aircraft kept an eye out for the submarine while waiting for help to arrive. I always kept my eye out for strangers. Related vocabulary: keep a close… … New idioms dictionary
keep an eye out for something — keep an eye out (for (someone/something)) to watch carefully for someone or something. Three aircraft kept an eye out for the submarine while waiting for help to arrive. I always kept my eye out for strangers. Related vocabulary: keep a close… … New idioms dictionary
keep an eye out for — keep an eye out (for (someone/something)) to watch carefully for someone or something. Three aircraft kept an eye out for the submarine while waiting for help to arrive. I always kept my eye out for strangers. Related vocabulary: keep a close… … New idioms dictionary
keep an eye out — (for (someone/something)) to watch carefully for someone or something. Three aircraft kept an eye out for the submarine while waiting for help to arrive. I always kept my eye out for strangers. Related vocabulary: keep a close watch on… … New idioms dictionary
close — I SHUTTING OR COMPLETING ♦ closes, closing, closed (Pronounced [[t]klo͟ʊz[/t]] in close 1 and 3, and [[t]klo͟ʊs[/t]] in close 2 and 4.) 1) V ERG When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or… … English dictionary
watch like a hawk — To keep a close eye on • • • Main Entry: ↑hawk * * * watch (someone or something) like a hawk : to watch (someone or something) very carefully The storeowner watches those teenagers like a hawk whenever they come in because she s afraid they re… … Useful english dictionary
