watch it
Verb
Meaning
watch it (third-person singular simple present watches it, present participle watching it, simple past and past participle watched it)
(idiomatic) To be careful or cautious; to pay attention to what one is doing (usually imperative).
Hey, watch it! You nearly hit me.
Synonyms
Examples
It is more rewarding to watch money change the world than watch it accumulate.
Conventional wisdom is not to put all of your eggs in one basket. 80/20 wisdom is to choose a basket carefully, load all your eggs into it, and then watch it like a hawk.
My sculpture can last for days or a few seconds - what is important to me is the experience of making. I leave all my work outside and often return to watch it decay.
I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.
If you don't watch it people will force you one way or the other, into doing what they think you should do, or into just being mule-stubborn and doing the opposite out of spite.
Everybody knows what's going on. Even if they don't watch it they know what's happening.