Please stay on the watch for trouble.
•I'm always on the watch for Ann. I want to know when she's around.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
watch for — ˈwatch for ˌwatch ˈout for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they watch for he/she/it watches for present participle watching for … Useful english dictionary
watch over someone — watch over (someone/something) to protect and feel responsible for the care of someone or something. She had to watch over her four young children. He watched over his vegetable garden, trying to think up ways to keep the deer away from it … New idioms dictionary
watch for — phrasal verb watch for or watch out for [transitive] Word forms watch for : present tense I/you/we/they watch for he/she/it watches for present participle watching for past tense watched for past participle watched for watch for something/someone … English 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 (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
watch over something — watch over (someone/something) to protect and feel responsible for the care of someone or something. She had to watch over her four young children. He watched over his vegetable garden, trying to think up ways to keep the deer away from it … New idioms dictionary
watch over — (someone/something) to protect and feel responsible for the care of someone or something. She had to watch over her four young children. He watched over his vegetable garden, trying to think up ways to keep the deer away from it … New idioms dictionary
be on the lookout for — phrase to be watching carefully in order to find, obtain, or avoid someone or something Police in Brighton are on the lookout for a gang of car thieves. Thesaurus: to watch someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: lookout * * * be on the lookout… … Useful english dictionary
stake someone or something out — 1. tv. o position a person so that someone or something can be observed or followed. □ The cops staked the car out and made the arrest. CD Barlowe staked out the apartment building and watched patiently for an hour. 2. tv. to position a person to … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
watch — watch1 [ watʃ ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to look at someone or something for a period of time: Have you been watching the presidential campaign? Tourists watched quietly as the villagers performed a traditional dance. watch… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
watch — 1 verb 1 LOOK AT (I, T) to look at and pay attention to something that is happening: Do you want to join in or just sit and watch? | watch sb/sth: Harriet watched the man with interest as he walked in. | watch sb do/doing sth: Jack watched them… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
