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View synonyms for mind the store

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Idioms and Phrases

Attend to local or family matters, as in Ask Dad for permission; he's minding the store while Mom's away . This expression transfers looking after an actual business to more general activities. [ Colloquial ; second half of 1900s]

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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