watch it

Idioms

Also, watch out. Be careful, as in Watch it as you go down that ladder, or Watch out, there are a lot of cars on this road. The first term dates from the early 1900s, the variant from the mid-1800s. Also see look out.

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watch it

The best place to watch it from in England is the South West.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

For the 2024 eclipse, I made plans well in advance to watch it in Austin, Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The total eclipse is only expected to last a couple of minutes for people who watch it, but that doesn't deter eclipse hunters from crossing continents to witness it.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Is there a note from this recent episode that you wrote and directed that was interesting to give that won’t make sense to us until we watch it?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Like the clock in Miss Havisham’s room, and like Miss Havisham’s watch, it had stopped at twenty minutes to nine.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

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