mind the shop
Guard the store
To mind the shop is to look after a place of business temporarily while the person in charge is away: Can you mind the shop while I run to the bank?
The phrase extends to any situation where someone maintains operations during another's absence.
Chiefly British; Americans more often say mind the store.
- behind the counterEmployee side of service area
- superviseDirect and watch others
- stockGoods kept for sale
- overseeManage and direct
- fill-inTemporary substitute person
accountability · substitute · guardianship · stewardship · stand-in · door · diligence · pinch-hitter · stepping in · till · vigilance · display · hold the fort · conscientiousness · on duty · manage · caretaker · dependability
responsibility and attention
mind the shopdrop the ball
Fail at a critical moment
take one's eye off the ball · slack off · goof off · turn a blind eye
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