keep your eye on someone

keep your eye on someone
have/keep/your eye on someone phrase
to be watching someone carefully, especially because you think they are going to do something wrong

I’ve got my eye on you Sarah. Any more trouble and you’re out.

Thesaurus: to look at someone in a particular wayhyponym general words meaning to look or not looksynonym
Main entry: eye

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • keep your eye on someone — keep (your)/an eye on (something/someone) to watch or look after something or someone. Could you keep an eye on the baby for me a while? I kept my eye on him all the time as I felt sure he was about to do something stupid …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep one eye on someone — keep one eye on (someone/something) to give part of your attention to one person or thing. Jim continued to talk to me, but he kept one eye on the clock to be sure he wouldn t be late. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form with one eye on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep an eye on someone — keep an eye on (someone/something) to watch or give your attention to someone or something. The mother sat on the edge of the sandbox, keeping an eye on her sons as they played. Usage notes: sometimes used with an adjective: The woman kept a… …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep an eye on someone — keep (your)/an eye on (something/someone) to watch or look after something or someone. Could you keep an eye on the baby for me a while? I kept my eye on him all the time as I felt sure he was about to do something stupid …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep your eye on something — have/keep/your eye on something phrase to keep looking at something, especially to avoid making a mistake It’s important to keep your eye on the ball at all times. Thesaurus: general words meaning to look or not looksynonym to look at someone in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep one eye on someone — have/keep one eye on (something/someone) to give part of your attention to one thing or person while also giving your attention to something or someone else. As he listened to the speaker he kept one eye on the crowd to gauge their response …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep your eye on something — keep (your)/an eye on (something/someone) to watch or look after something or someone. Could you keep an eye on the baby for me a while? I kept my eye on him all the time as I felt sure he was about to do something stupid …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep your eye on — keep (your)/an eye on (something/someone) to watch or look after something or someone. Could you keep an eye on the baby for me a while? I kept my eye on him all the time as I felt sure he was about to do something stupid …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep one eye on something — keep one eye on (someone/something) to give part of your attention to one person or thing. Jim continued to talk to me, but he kept one eye on the clock to be sure he wouldn t be late. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form with one eye on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep one eye on — (someone/something) to give part of your attention to one person or thing. Jim continued to talk to me, but he kept one eye on the clock to be sure he wouldn t be late. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form with one eye on someone or something …   New idioms dictionary

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