like a mother hawk

English

Prepositional phrase

like a mother hawk

  1. (simile) Paying extremely close attention; in an extremely protective way
    • 2020 March 7, Santa Barbara Edhat‎[1]:
      The important thing to learn here is to watch your kids like a Mother Hawk, don't trust anyone to save your skin especially not the courts.
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