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To watch or protect; to keep safe.
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He asked me to look after his daughter while he was away.
Submitted on August 31, 2012
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- make up
- pay for
- spread out
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- take in
- take off
- as all get-out
- bad for you
- be my guest
- bend the truth
- bet dollars to donuts
- breath of fresh air
- bright line
- bury the hatchet
- catch flies
- center field
- chew the fat
- cutting edge
- eat one's hat
- free-for-all
- from time to time
- give it one's best shot
- gold mine
- hack it
- hat in hand
- have a word with
- have other fish to fry
- if needs be
- jolly someone along
- keep a close watch on
- kindred spirit
- light a fire under
- lion
- lucky break
- make an honest woman
- make believe
- much of a muchness
- no frills
- old stick
- on its merits
- on one's toes
- out of order
- outside the box
- over and over
- pachyderm
- penny pincher
- piece of cake
- price is right
- pump iron
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- quake in one's boots
- rain cheque
- rough around the edges
- rough trot
- see yellow
- set one's cap at
- sit tight
- slip through the cracks
- spill one's guts
- streak of good luck
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