watch this

Eyes on me

Watch this is a phrase spoken just before demonstrating something, usually a skill or stunt the speaker wants others to see: Watch this—I can do a backflip.

It often precedes either impressive success or spectacular failure, making it a running joke that the words foreshadow disaster: Famous last words: "Hey, watch this." Sometimes shortened to watch.

Related

attention · eyes · focus · check · check it out · witness · behold · notice · hold my beer · demo · show · performance · magic trick · trick · stunt · tada · impressive · ready

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Opposites
attention direction

watch thislook away

Redirect one's gaze

turn around · close your eyes · never mind · disregard · mind your own business

engagement level

watch thistune out

Deliberately stop attending

nevermind · forget it · don't bother · zone out

anticipation of spectacle

watch thismove along

Continue onward, don't stop

carry on · as you were · false alarm · boring

Family

watch, this, watches, watched, watching, watcher, watchers, watchful, watchfully

Familiarity
Top 10,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G