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The following 990 entries include the term (one's.
watching/counting one's calories
phrase: being careful not to eat too much
watch one's back
phrase: be careful
watch one's language
phrase: to be careful about the words one uses
watch one's language/mouth/tongue
phrase: to not say rude or inappropriate things
watch one's mouth
phrase: to not use offensive language
watch one's p's and q's
phrase: to be careful about behaving in a polite or proper way
watch one's tongue
phrase: to not say rude or offensive things
watch one's weight
phrase: to lose weight or to not gain weight
wear a silly grin/smile on one's face
phrase: to grin/smile in a silly way
wear one's heart on one's sleeve
phrase: to show one's emotions very openly
wear out one's welcome
phrase: to be no longer welcome to stay in a place because one has stayed too long, been impolite, etc.
weigh one's words
phrase: to think carefully about what one is going to say
whet one's appetite
phrase: to make one hungry
while (one's) at it
phrase: while (one's) doing some related activity : at the same time
win/earn one's spurs
phrase: to do something which shows that one deserves to be respected or noticed
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