keep an eye on
Stay alert to
To keep an eye on something is to watch it, monitor it, or stay aware of its condition.
You might keep an eye on a simmering pot, a suspicious character, or a friend's house while they're away.
The phrase suggests ongoing attention rather than intense scrutiny: Can you keep an eye on my bag while I use the restroom?
I've been keeping an eye on the weather forecast all week.
- watchPortable timekeeping device
- overseeManage and direct
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
- have eyes onFocus attention on
- observePerceive with attention
supervise · surveil · scrutinize · eyeball · mind · track · chaperon · look after · look out for · protect · scan · bird-dog · babysit · ride herd on · guard · stand guard · follow · check up on
- Attention phrasespay attention, heads up, watch out, look out, all ears
- idiomstime flies, hit the sack, seize the day, ring a bell, break a leg
- surveillanceCCTV, security camera, spy, spying, spy cam
care and responsibility
keep an eye onabandon
Leave behind permanently
neglect · forsake · desert · wash one's hands of · cast aside