keep a close watch on

keep a close watch on someone or something

to watch someone or something very carefully. Let's keep a close watch on Fred and his friends. I want to keep a close watch on the house across the street.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Barry	BAR-ee, BER-ee	Irish, English
Valkyrie	val-KIR-ee (English), VAL-kə-ree (English)	Various
NoÊMia	-	Portuguese
Temir	-	Kazakh
Sanjiv	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada
Allister	['ælistə]