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keep close watch on

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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 spending.
Usage notes: sometimes used in the form keep a watch on: He wants to keep a watch on who comes and goes from the office.
Related vocabulary: keep an eye out (for someone/something)
See also: close, keep, watch


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8), you learned that scientists keep close watch on the at-risk population of sea otters along California's coast.
However, Dodgers manager Jim Tracy will keep close watch on his staff ace.
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