on watch



on someone's watch

while someone is on duty; while someone is supposed to be in charge of a situation. I am not responsible since it didn't happen on my watch. I guess I have to bear the blame since it happened on my watch.
See also: on, watch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Manoj-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada
Fricis-Latvian
Ezequiel-Spanish, Portuguese
HrÓ&Eth;Valdr-Ancient Scandinavian
Jerrik-Danish
RonnieRAH-neeEnglish