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Definition of on (one's) watch

on (one's) watch

  • while one is in charge.
                                                                                                                                                                                    

    Citation from Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002 film) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Jun 07 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 07 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'on':

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