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keep a close watch

idiom

to pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.


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  1. 01

    close enough for government work

    Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.

  2. 02

    close in on

    To enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.

  3. 03

    close on the heels of

    Near in time or place; very close.

  4. 04

    close one eye

    to look the other way, to deliberately ignore or overlook (a mistake or transgression).

  5. 05

    close one's eyes

    To ignore something.

  6. 06

    close one's mind

    To refuse to understand things.

  7. 07

    close season

    A situation or period in which some activity is forbidden or discontinued.

  8. 08

    close the book on

    To stop worrying about or trying to do something about; to ignore.

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