close watch
Frequency: 8.011.2 per million words
To observe something or someone very attentively.
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- I kept a close watch on my bag as I sat on the train.
- The doctors are keeping a close watch on the patient's condition after the surgery.
- Security guards maintained a close watch on the entrance throughout the night.
- Investors should keep a close watch on the stock market trends this week.
- The police have been keeping a close watch on the suspect's movements for days.
- Meteorologists are maintaining a close watch on the developing storm in the Atlantic.
- Parents need to keep a close watch on their children when they are near the swimming pool.
- The manager keeps a close watch over the project's budget to avoid overspending.
- The defender was instructed to keep a close watch on the opposing team's star player.
- Engineers kept a close watch on the server's performance during the system update.