Watch (someone Or Something) Like A Hawk Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Watch (someone Or Something) Like A Hawk Idiom mean?

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watch (someone or something) like a hawk What does watch (someone or something) like a hawk mean?	watch very carefully	The mother always watches her daughter like a hawk when they go to the park.
watch (someone or something) like a hawk What does watch (someone or something) like a hawk mean?	to watch someone very carefully	The mother watched her young child like a hawk.
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die off What does "die off" mean?	to die one after another until the number is small	The house plants began to die off as soon as we moved to a new apartment.

nothing but (something) What does "nothing but (something)" mean?	to be only something	There were nothing but people who played wind instruments at the music camp.
as sly as a fox What does "as sly as a fox" mean?	smart and clever	The manager of our apartment is as sly as a fox.
out of the way What does "out of the way" mean?	to be remote	We went to an out-of-the-way restaurant for our first dinner together.
a body blow What does "a body blow" mean?	something that causes something to be badly damaged or destroyed	The small food store was hit with a body blow when the large supermarket moved in next door.
go off the deep end What does "go off the deep end" mean?	to become angry or emotional	The man went off the deep end when he saw his picture in the paper.

piss-poor What does "piss-poor" mean?	very low quality or capability
get out of here What does "get out of here" mean?	no way; that can't be right; that's wrong
give voice to (something) What does "give voice to (something)" mean?	to speak out about something	The small organization gives voice to many of the poor people in the city.
have been had What does "have been had" mean?	have been cheated or dealt with badly	I felt that I had been had when the salesman sold me the bad product.
crud What does "crud" mean?	junk; worthless stuff.	Dump this crud already. It's all old and useless.

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Watch (someone Or Something) Like A Hawk Idiom