- watch\ over
- v. phr.To guard; take care of.
The museum guards carefully watch over the world-famous paintings.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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