on the watch



on the watch (for someone or something)

alert and watching for someone or something. Please stay on the watch for trouble. I'm always on the watch for Ann. I want to know when she's around.
See also: on, watch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sigeberht-Anglo-Saxon
Prokopios-Ancient Greek
KerriKER-eeEnglish
Silvestreseel-BE-stre (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Gulnar-Kazakh, Azerbaijani
Rens-Dutch