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
Maarten	MAH:R-tən	Dutch
Mia	MEE-ah (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German), MEE-ə (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, English
Roser	-	Catalan
Nenad	-	Serbian, Croatian
Sung-Min	sung-meen	Korean
Arminson	['a:minsn]