KEEP TABS ON Definition & Meaning

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Observe carefully, keep a record of. For example, I hate having my boss keep tabs on my every move , or We've got to keep tabs on outgoing mail so we can keep track of postage . This expression uses to tab in the sense of “an account.” [Late 1800s] Also see keep track .

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Smart meters for electricity and gas can also help you keep tabs on what is pushing up your energy bills most, the Energy Saving Trust says.

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The camera serves the practical purpose of allowing Lira to keep tabs on his property more than 1,000 miles away.

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Being under the weather couldn't keep Morgan from keeping tabs on the team and his Knicks-branded phone case was visible in the photo.

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Inside the control room, police officers sit in rows watching the live streams from thousands of cameras, keeping tabs on the lives of the six million people who live in Kabul.

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He’d been keeping tabs on the weather all week, and he knew the dry Santa Ana winds meant his deputies would have to be prepared for anything.

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