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have eyes like a hawk if someone has eyes like a hawk, they notice everything. The supervisor has eyes like a hawk, so be careful she doesn't catch you eating at your desk. watch someone like a hawk to watch someone very carefully, especially because you expect them to do something wrong. I was being watched like a hawk by the shop assistant. watch someone like a hawk to look at someone very carefully. She had a horrible boss who watched everyone like a hawk. Usage notes: usually said about someone who looks for people to do something wrong Etymology: based on the idea that a hawk (= type of bird) can see small objects from great distances |
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The market was expecting something more hawkish, but the statement led the market to believe the Fed might be in position to lower interest rates late in the year, pressuring the dollar. The Democratic Party's foreign policy factions come in every shape and size: committed institutionalists, hawkish idealists, anti-war activists, sensible realists. That piece of paper is a valuable commodity with price fluctuations watched by the hawkish eyes of traders around the world. |
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