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watch overTo guard and protect.Rate it:

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over and overRepeatedly; again and again; many times.Rate it:

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over and over againRepeatedly; again and again; many times.Rate it:

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watch it buddyBe careful. Often used in GTARate it:

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watch your mouthdon't swear; admonition mainly addressed to youth when they occasionally became profane, loud, boisterous, or engaged in vulgarities.Rate it:

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watch one's stepTo move cautiously.Rate it:

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keep a close watch onTo pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.Rate it:

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keep a close watchto pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.Rate it:

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keep watchTo guard; to watch over someone or something.Rate it:

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neighbourhood watchIn Britain, a local crime-prevention scheme. Under police supervision, groups of residents agree to increase watchfulness in order to prevent crimes such as burglary and vandalism in their area.Rate it:

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on one's watchDuring the period of time when one is in a position of authority or responsibility.Rate it:

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time you got a watchA phrase used to reply to the question what time is it?.Rate it:

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watch itTo be careful or cautious; to pay attention to what one is doing (usually imperative).Rate it:

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watch like a hawkto observe (someone or something) closely and keenlyRate it:

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watch one's headTo look out for things one's head might bump into.Rate it:

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watch one's mouthIn the imperative form, used as a warning to avoid or stop using inappropriate language, especially profanity, or disrespectful utterances.Rate it:

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watch one's mouthTo be careful about what one says, especially with regard to disrespectful or profane language.Rate it:

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watch one's stepTo be cautious.Rate it:

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watch outTo be aware or conscious; to look closely or carefully; to use caution. Often used in the imperative.Rate it:

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watch this spaceAn indication that a development will follow.Rate it:

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watch your mouthWatch what you say; usually said in response to someone cursing; "young man" or "young woman" is often added to the end of the phraseRate it:

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base over apexFalling over in a jumbled heap.Rate it:

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blow overTo blow on something causing it to topple.Rate it:

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check overTo read and look for errors.Rate it:

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chew overTo think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.Rate it:

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don't cry over spilled milkAlternative spelling of don't cry over spilt milk.Rate it:

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f** someone overTo exploit somebody in a way which result in an advantage to oneself, at the cost of the other party gaining a considerable disadvantage.Rate it:

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fall over oneselfTo be unusually enthusiastic.Rate it:

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give overUsually as an imperative. To tell someone to stop molesting, fooling around, or saying silly things. Or sometimes to stop saying flattering things.Rate it:

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I can't hear you over the sound ofSaid to dismiss what the interlocutor is saying.Rate it:

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leave overTo allow a portion to remain unused or unconsumed.Rate it:

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over my dead bodyUnder no circumstances; absolutely not.Rate it:

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over the hillOld, past the prime of life.Rate it:

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over the moonDelighted, thrilled.Rate it:

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pore overTo examine something carefully and attentively.Rate it:

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somewhere over the rainbowat an unknown, hypothetical, or very distant placeRate it:

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there's no point crying over spilt milkYou should not be upset over something that cannot be undone.Rate it:

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tick overTo run smoothly and without problems.Rate it:

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tump overcombination of 'tip' and 'dump'; to knock something over, esp. if it is large and contains liquidRate it:

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turn over a new leafTo engage in self-improvement; to begin a good habit or shed a bad habit.Rate it:

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walk overTo dominate, treat (someone) as inferior.Rate it:

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water over the damAn event or set of events which has already happened and cannot be changed.Rate it:

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you have the advantage over meYou know my name, but I do not know yours; what is it, please?; you know me but I do not know youRate it:

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brim overTo overflow over the brim.Rate it:

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put one overTo fool, trick or deceive.Rate it:

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knock overTo bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.Rate it:

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run overTo briefly describe.Rate it:

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blow overTo pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down.Rate it:

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look overTo scan-read and check for errors.Rate it:

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take overTo annex a territory by conquest or invasion.Rate it:

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