check up on



check up on somebody

to try to discover what someone is doing, esp. secretly I think he stops by my office to check up on me, to make sure I'm actually working.
See also: check, on, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SantaSAHN-tahItalian
MatouŠ-Czech
NorbertNAWR-bert (German, Polish), NAWR-bərt (English, Dutch)German, English, Dutch, French, Hungarian, Polish, Ancient Germanic
OisÍNOSH-een, USH-eenIrish, Irish Mythology
Christophekrees-TOFFrench
Neda (2)-Persian