keep a close watch/eye

idiom

: to watch closely
Keep (a) close watch/eye on the baby.

Examples of keep a close watch/eye in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Little Village is made up of mostly working-class families, and most parents are immigrants who work from dusk to dawn, often unable to keep a close eye on their children, Castañeda said. Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2024 After mortgage preapproval, lenders keep a close watch on your finances. Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024 But for those who keep a close eye on Task Manager, the most important note of all is that Microsoft has updated the units to correctly reflect memory speed, going from the MHz of yesteryear to a DDR-ready MT/s count. Richard Lawler, The Verge, 3 May 2024 Rabbit adopters must perform perpetual grooming to keep the rabbit’s fur from matting and must keep a close eye on the bunnies’ diet and poops. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024 So investors are likely to keep a close eye on how businesses from video game developers to TKO’s WWE incorporate AI in the months and years to come. Chris Morris, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2024 Ideally, agencies should have expert teams that keep a close eye on the fast-changing world of social media. Danielle Wiley, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 Markets expect the central bank to hold rates steady this month and begin cutting in June or July, according to the CME FedWatch Tool. Investors will keep a close watch on its latest Summary of Economic Projections. Krystal Hur, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024 Same for Troy police, who keep a close eye on I-75 in their city, pulling over drunken drivers at all hours of day and night. Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024

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“Keep a close watch/eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20a%20close%20watch%2Feye. Accessed 19 May. 2024.

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