mind the store
Keep things running
To mind the store is to look after things while the person normally in charge is away.
The phrase comes from retail but applies anywhere someone keeps operations running in another's absence: I'll mind the store while you're on vacation.
It often implies maintenance rather than major decisions—holding down the fort until the boss returns.
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- caretakingAttending to needs
accountability · charge · custody · guardianship · trustee · custodian · proprietor · stand-in
Retail sales venue
- retailSales to end users
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
stock · merchandise · sales · customers · transactions · front-desk · storefront · counter
Carefully attentive, observant
- attentivePaying close notice
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- observantNoticing things readily
- carefulExercising caution and attention
cautious · monitoring · overseeing · checking · inspecting · surveying · patrolling · guarding
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
caretaking · accountability · charge · custody · guardianship · trustee · custodian · proprietor · stand-in · interim
shop
Retail sales venue
- retailSales to end users
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
inventory · stock · merchandise · sales · customers · transactions · front-desk · storefront · counter · serving
watchful
Carefully attentive, observant
careful · cautious · monitoring · overseeing · checking · inspecting · surveying · patrolling · guarding · protecting
mind the storeabandon ship
Evacuate a sinking vessel
drop the ball · asleep at the switch · look the other way · take one's eye off the ball · walk away
mind the storetake charge
Begin leading a situation
take the reins · take ownership · run the show · call the shots · head up
mind the storeshake things up
Cause dramatic disruption
rock the boat · upset the apple cart · revolutionize · innovate · disrupt
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