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keep watch {v. phr.}

To be vigilant; be alert; guard.

The police have asked the neighborhood to keep watch against an escaped convict.

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[eye out] Careful watch or attention; guard. - Used after "keep", "have" or "with". * /Keep an eye out. We're close to Joe's house./ - Usually used with "for". * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[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

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