Idiom
keep a close watch
Meaning
to pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please keep a close watch on the stove while I am outside.”
“The manager asked the team to keep a close watch on the project budget to ensure we do not overspend.”
“As the storm approached the coast, the authorities decided to keep a close watch on the rising water levels to determine if an evacuation was necessary.”
Examples
simple
“Please keep a close watch on the stove while I am outside.”
contextual
“The manager asked the team to keep a close watch on the project budget to ensure we do not overspend.”
complex
“As the storm approached the coast, the authorities decided to keep a close watch on the rising water levels to determine if an evacuation was necessary.”
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