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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
More phrases:
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- pay for
- pick up
- polish off
- puff out
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- split up
- strike through
- take off
- take over
- walk into
- zip up
- all that jazz
- apple of somebody's eye
- assault and battery
- bear in mind
- beat a dead horse
- bend somebody's ear
- cut it out
- deliver the goods
- feather in one's cap
- flea in one's ear
- for crying out loud
- get busy
- give over
- gloss over
- go without saying
- gold mine
- good luck with that
- if needs be
- in touch
- keep a lid on
- labor of love
- look like
- not half bad
- on a full stomach
- on a roll
- on the spot
- one at a time
- out of house and home
- out of one's depth
- out of order
- play it by ear
- play one's cards right
- pound sand
- pump iron
- raise a stink
- red face test
- rule of thumb
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- seize the day
- send up
- shape up
- shore up
- shotgun
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- smart off
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