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单词 watch sb like a hawk
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watch sb like a hawk

idiom
towatchsomeone all thetime, usually to makesurethey do not do somethingbad:
When I was athome,mumanddadwatchedme like ahawk.
It's putting me off, having youwatchingme like ahawkall thetime.
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watch sth like a hawk

idiom
topayverycloseattentionto something, usually to makesurenothingbadorunexpectedhappens:
Iwatchmyonlineaccountlike ahawk.
Themedicalsupplybusinessishighlycompetitiveand heneedstowatchcostslike ahawk.
You have towatchthepanlike ahawkto makesureit doesn'tburn.
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  • attention span
  • attentiveness
  • be good, and if you can't be good, be carefulidiom
  • be on (your) guardidiom
  • cared-for
  • guard
  • handle/treatsomeonewith kid glovesidiom
  • hang
  • hang on/uponsomething
  • have a careidiom
  • religion
  • revolve
  • revolve aroundsomeone/something
  • safety
  • safety firstidiom
  • see pastsomething
  • sit
  • the/a glare ofsomethingidiom
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  • Zoom
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(Definition ofwatch sb like a hawkfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/watch-like-a-hawk##
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