watch one's back

watch one's back
watch one's back protect oneself against danger from an unexpected quarter.
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  • watch one's back — (informal) To be on the alert for treacherous moves against one • • • Main Entry: ↑watch …   Useful english dictionary

  • watch\ one's\ dust — • watch one s dust • watch one s smoke v. phr. slang To notice your quick action; watch you do something quickly. Offer Bill a dollar to shovel your sidewalk, and watch his smoke! We ll have your yard cleaned in a jiffy, the Boy Scouts told Mr.… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • watch\ one's\ smoke — • watch one s dust • watch one s smoke v. phr. slang To notice your quick action; watch you do something quickly. Offer Bill a dollar to shovel your sidewalk, and watch his smoke! We ll have your yard cleaned in a jiffy, the Boy Scouts told Mr.… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • watch one's (or someone's) back — protect oneself (or someone else) against danger from an unexpected quarter. → watch …   English new terms dictionary

  • watch one's dust — or[watch one s smoke] {v. phr.}, {slang} To notice your quick action; watch you do something quickly. * /Offer Bill a dollar to shovel your sidewalk, and watch his smoke!/ * / We ll have your yard cleaned in a jiffy, the Boy Scouts told Mr.… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • watch one's dust — or[watch one s smoke] {v. phr.}, {slang} To notice your quick action; watch you do something quickly. * /Offer Bill a dollar to shovel your sidewalk, and watch his smoke!/ * / We ll have your yard cleaned in a jiffy, the Boy Scouts told Mr.… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • watch — ► VERB 1) look at attentively. 2) keep under careful or protective observation. 3) exercise care, caution, or restraint about. 4) (watch for) look out for. 5) (watch out) be careful. 6) maintain an interest i …   English terms dictionary

  • Human back — Back redirects here. For other uses, please see Back (disambiguation). The human back is the large posterior area of the human body, rising from the top of the buttocks to the back of the neck and the shoulders. It is the surface opposite to the… …   Wikipedia

  • back — back1 [ bæk ] adverb *** ▸ 1 returning to place/state ▸ 2 as reply or reaction ▸ 3 away from the front ▸ 4 away from someone/something ▸ 5 toward beginning of something ▸ 6 in/into the past ▸ 7 in a different place ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) returning to a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • watch — verb 1》 look at attentively.     ↘keep under careful or protective observation.     ↘(watch for) look out for. 2》 exercise care, caution, or restraint about.     ↘[usu. in imperative] (watch out) be careful. 3》 maintain an interest in. 4》 archaic …   English new terms dictionary

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