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keep an eye on

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keep your/an eye on something/someone
to watch or look after something or someone. Could you keep an eye on the baby for me a while? I kept my eye on him all the time as I felt sure he was about to do something stupid.
See also: eye, keep
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 close eye on her purse.
See also: eye, keep
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My cousin has undertaken them, regardless of expense; she has asked me to come and stay with her--board and lodging gratis--and keep an eye on the grammatical eccentricities of her pensionnaires.
A Bundle of Letters by James, Henry View in context
All we did was to keep an eye on him and see that he did not cut across our line of retreat.
Before Adam by London, Jack View in context
Harmon Andrews insisted that their `phone should be put in their kitchen just so that she could listen whenever it rang and keep an eye on the dinner at the same time.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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