watch your back
Frequency: 6.53.2 per million words
be careful because people may want to harm you
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Examples (10)
- I warned her she should watch her back.
- In the competitive world of politics, you always have to watch your back.
- Watch your back; I don't trust our new business partner.
- After that public argument, he'll need to watch his back for a while.
- The detective knew he had to watch his back after uncovering the conspiracy.
- If you're going to challenge the CEO, you'd better watch your back.
- In this industry, watching your back is just as important as doing your job well.
- He gave me one piece of advice for my new job: always watch your back.
- We're a team, but in this competition, everyone needs to watch their own back.
- My brother is a prankster, so I always have to watch my back around him.