check on

Idioms  

1. Also, check up on; check over. Investigate, scrutinize, or inspect, as in I'll check on the brakes and make sure they're all right, or We need to check up on his work from time to time, or Let's check over the books together. [Late 1800s] Also see check out, def. 6.

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check on

Questions remain about why school officials and social workers failed to check on the boy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Wall Street just got a health check on the U.S. economy — and almost all the news was positive.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Big data and all that… pretty good – but it has nothing to do with me," says one farmer in Inner Mongolia, as he trundles on a cart to check on his sheep.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Contemporary Americans have grown accustomed to viewing the Supreme Court as the ultimate check on majority rule.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

“I’m gonna check on Ray and see if he’s got anything on the receiver,” she said.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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