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watch like a hawk



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Idioms and Phrases

Observe very closely, as in I was watching him like a hawk, but I never did see him take your wallet . This simile alludes to the hawk's exceptionally keen sight.
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“John Kelly, how could you talk like this? You were supposed to be the one we didn’t have to watch like a hawk. You were supposed to be the hawk. What happened to July John Kelly?â€

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They would sit and have tea, and I’d watch like a hawk.

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However, I am confident that the result will be determined in scores rather than hundreds of seats and that those are the ones to watch like a hawk.

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“I always watch like a hawk when they’re in my yard,†he said of technicians.

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In 1,500 Chicago precincts, you've got to watch like a hawk, since only in a few are there any real Republican judges.

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