keep (a) close watch on

keep (a) close watch on
keep (a) close watch on (someone/something) to guard or follow carefully someone or something.

With an international team keeping close watch on polling stations, voters chose from an array of 12 candidates.

Republicans are warning the president to keep a close watch on spending.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form keep a watch on:

He wants to keep a watch on who comes and goes from the office.

Related vocabulary: keep an eye out for someone/something

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  • keep under close watch — index cover (guard) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • keep a close watch on — verb to pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems. The prime minister asked the home secretary to keep a close watch on the flooding situation …   Wiktionary

  • keep (a) close watch on someone — keep (a) close watch on (someone/something) to guard or follow carefully someone or something. With an international team keeping close watch on polling stations, voters chose from an array of 12 candidates. Republicans are warning the president… …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep (a) close watch on something — keep (a) close watch on (someone/something) to guard or follow carefully someone or something. With an international team keeping close watch on polling stations, voters chose from an array of 12 candidates. Republicans are warning the president… …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep a close watch on somebody — keep a close ˈeye/ˈwatch on sb/sth idiom to watch sb/sth carefully • Over the next few months we will keep a close eye on sales. Main entry: ↑closeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep a close watch on something — keep a close ˈeye/ˈwatch on sb/sth idiom to watch sb/sth carefully • Over the next few months we will keep a close eye on sales. Main entry: ↑closeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep a close watch — follow closely, stay nearby, watch carefully …   English contemporary dictionary

  • keep a close eye on somebody — keep a close ˈeye/ˈwatch on sb/sth idiom to watch sb/sth carefully • Over the next few months we will keep a close eye on sales. Main entry: ↑closeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep a close eye on something — keep a close ˈeye/ˈwatch on sb/sth idiom to watch sb/sth carefully • Over the next few months we will keep a close eye on sales. Main entry: ↑closeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep a close eye (to) —  Watch carefully.  ► “Snacks are a big market: they contribute 70% of Nabisco’s nearly $8 billion in annual revenues. This means that Nabisco must keep a close eye on its competitors.” (Forbes, Aug. 28, 1995, p. 102) …   American business jargon

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