watch one's back (English, verb)
expansion: watch one's back (third-person singular simple present watches one's back, present participle watching one's back, simple past and past participle watched one's back)
Senses:
glosses: To remain wary of being attacked from behind by surprise; to remain watchful to prevent a predictable attack from being a surprise.
tags: literally
glosses: To be wary of betrayal or an otherwise unexpected attack.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: watches one's back
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: watching one's back
tags: participle
present
form: watched one's back
tags: participle
past
form: watched one's back
tags: past