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Watch your sixThis idiom means that you should look behind you for dangers coming that you can't see.
Watch your back
If someone is after your job, or wants to harm you in any way, you need to "watch your back" to metaphorically see what is going on behind you
Watch grass grow
If something is like watching grass grow, it is really boring.
Watching paint dry
If something is like watching paint dry, it is really boring.
A watched pot never boils
Some things work out in their own time, so being impatient and constantly checking will just make things seem longer.
On my watch
If someoething happens on your watch, you are responsible for it as you were in charge.
Like watching sausage getting made
If something is like watching sausages getting made, unpleasant truths about it emerge that make it much less appealing. The idea is that if people watched sausages getting made, they would probably be less fond of them.
Don't know whether to wind a watch or bark at the moon
If you don't know what to do, you don't know whether to wind a watch or bark at the moon.
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