watch over

Idioms  

1. Guard for protection or safekeeping, as in There were only two aides watching over that large group of children. This idiom was first recorded in 1526.

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Example Sentences

“Send the watch over and I’ll see what we can do in our own shop,” I said.

From Literature

In January, Tchinnis passed on the secrets of La Mer to a new colleague as he stepped down from his role as executive director for R&D, ending his 25-year watch over the broth.

From The Wall Street Journal

He only knew that clan guardians watch over campsites, and that ghosts moan in leafless trees on stormy nights,’ forever seeking the clans they have lost.

From Literature

The looming castle complex that watches over the city contains the mark of almost every era since its original construction in the Middle Ages.

From The Wall Street Journal

"There's nobody out here to watch over you or help you or confine you. You're kind of on your own," Glaser said.

From Barron's

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