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watch it buddyBe careful. Often used in GTARate it:

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watch your mouthdon't swear; admonition mainly addressed to youth when they occasionally became profane, loud, boisterous, or engaged in vulgarities.Rate it:

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watch one's stepTo move cautiously.Rate it:

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watch overTo guard and protect.Rate it:

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keep a close watch onTo pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.Rate it:

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keep a close watchto pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.Rate it:

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keep watchTo guard; to watch over someone or something.Rate it:

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neighbourhood watchIn Britain, a local crime-prevention scheme. Under police supervision, groups of residents agree to increase watchfulness in order to prevent crimes such as burglary and vandalism in their area.Rate it:

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on one's watchDuring the period of time when one is in a position of authority or responsibility.Rate it:

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time you got a watchA phrase used to reply to the question what time is it?.Rate it:

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watch itTo be careful or cautious; to pay attention to what one is doing (usually imperative).Rate it:

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watch like a hawkto observe (someone or something) closely and keenlyRate it:

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watch one's headTo look out for things one's head might bump into.Rate it:

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watch one's mouthTo be careful about what one says, especially with regard to disrespectful or profane language.Rate it:

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watch one's mouthIn the imperative form, used as a warning to avoid or stop using inappropriate language, especially profanity, or disrespectful utterances.Rate it:

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watch one's stepTo be cautious.Rate it:

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watch outTo be aware or conscious; to look closely or carefully; to use caution. Often used in the imperative.Rate it:

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watch this spaceAn indication that a development will follow.Rate it:

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watch your mouthWatch what you say; usually said in response to someone cursing; "young man" or "young woman" is often added to the end of the phraseRate it:

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anticonstituellementin french, this word is the biggest word in the whole history of french... it means: I Constantly think you are bugging me, back off or you will regret it.Rate it:

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have a word withTo talk or speak with.Rate it:

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how do you say...in EnglishCommon phrase used to ask how to express an idea or translate a word, often in a foreign language.Rate it:

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keep an eye onTo watch and pay attention to.Rate it:

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keep an eye outTo watch for, look for, or search for.Rate it:

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Man On The Roof!Depression Daze "Warning" in a Social Gathering or 'Knot of Male Conversationalists' of proximity of A Lady Within Earshot, So "Watch Your Filthy Language!"Rate it:

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mot justeExactly the right word or phrasing.Rate it:

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not to rewrite other people's wordsThe act of compromising to limiting ones word usage.Rate it:

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ten-dollar wordA long and uncommon word used in place of a shorter and simpler one with the intent to appear sophisticated.Rate it:

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verbum pro verbo reddereto translate literally, word for word (not verbo tenus).Rate it:

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yeeeeAnother word used for "yes"Rate it:

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אַ קלאַפ פֿאַרגייט, אַ וואָרט באַשטייטA blow passes, a word remainsRate it:

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look afterTo watch or protect; to keep safe.Rate it:

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chicken outBack-out of an activity because of fear or other mindless reason. Refuse to keep your word.Rate it:

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as good as one's wordFaithful to a promise one has made.Rate it:

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or somethingOr something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that previously mentioned word may not be exactly correct in its applicability.Rate it:

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look onTo watch; to observe.Rate it:

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bite one's tongueTo forcibly prevent oneself from uttering a word.Rate it:

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get the word outTo make some information more widely known.Rate it:

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loaded wordAny word, set phrase or idiom that has strong positive or negative connotations beyond their ordinary definition.Rate it:

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odd one outA visual puzzle where the guesser has to choose which word/picture/symbol etc. does not fit with the others.Rate it:

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Word of MouthRumors through oral communication, gossips spreading through spoken communicationRate it:

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word for wordusing exactly the same words, verbatimRate it:

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from the word goFrom the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.Rate it:

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good as one's wordFaithful to a promise one has made.Rate it:

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L-bombThe word love, or an expression of love, usually one that provokes a significant change in a relationship.Rate it:

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twenty-five cent wordAn uncommon word, often used in place of a more common one with the intent to appear sophisticated.Rate it:

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what does XX meanUsed to ask the meaning of a word.Rate it:

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breathe a wordto divulge a secret (usually used with a negative)Rate it:

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bunk offWe all bunked off school yesterday to watch the football.Rate it:

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dicky-birdwordRate it:

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