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
Shakil-Arabic
Jurian-Medieval Low German
SuryaSOOR-yah (Indonesian)Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Indonesian
Gili-Hebrew
Davinadə-VEEN-əEnglish (British)
Isaiah[ai'zaiə]