english
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Phrase(s): watch over someone or something to keep guard over someone or something; to care for someone or something. • Could you please watch over my little girl while I go to the store? • I will watch over your house while you are away.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Guard for protection or safe-keeping, as in There were only two aides watching over that large group of children. This idiom was first recorded in 1526.
American Heritage Idioms