watch out

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[watch one's dust] or [watch one's smoke] {v. phr.}, {slang} To notice your quick action; watch you do something quickly. * /Offer Bill a dollar to shovel your sidewalk, and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on the watch

[on the watch] {adj. phr.} Alert; watchful. * /The customs inspector was on the watch for diamond smugglers./ * /Mary was on the watch for bargains at the auction./ Compare: […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

watch it

[watch it] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be careful. - Usually used as a command. * /You'd better watch it. If you get into trouble again, you'll be expelled./ * /Watch […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

keep watch

[keep watch] {v. phr.} To be vigilant; be alert; guard. * /The police have asked the neighborhood to keep watch against an escaped convict./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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