watch my lips

watch my lips

Listen closely to what I'm going to say, because I am going to be very clear. A: "Come on, Mom—can I please go out with my friends tonight?" B: "Watch my lips—no!" I'm only going to say this once, so you had better watch my lips—get this report finished by tomorrow, or you're fired.

See also: lip, watch

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Watch my lips!

 and Read my lips!

Inf. I am going to say something rude to you that I will not say out loud! You jerk! Watch my lips! Hey, chum! Read my lips!

See also: watch

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Watch my lips!

and Read my lips!

1. exclam. I am going to say something rude to you that I will not say out loud! You jerk! Watch my lips!

2. exclam. Listen very carefully to what I am saying!; If you can’t understand what I am saying, then watch the formation of words by my lips. Read my lips! Do not ask any more stupid questions!

See also: watch

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.