watch someone like a hawk
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watch someone like a hawk — idiom
1. To watch someone very closely and carefully, so that they cannot do anything wro
1.idiom
Definition
To watch someone very closely and carefully, so that they cannot do anything wrong without being noticed.
Example
The security guard watched the suspect like a hawk until the police arrived.
Sora's mother watched her like a hawk whenever she practised using the kitchen knife.