on one's watch
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
During the period of time when one is in a position of authority or responsibility.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "[Robert] Gates emerged from the first week of hearings bearing only a few scratches. […] He even vowed to resign if illegal activity occurred on his watch."
- "Woods dismissed the idea that anyone could get away with election fraud on her watch."
- "President George Bush today insisted American forces would not withdraw from Iraq "on my watch" and give terrorists the chance "to claim an historic victory over the United States"."
- "“You look at what’s happening in Europe,” he continued, “you look at what’s happening in other places – we can’t allow that to happen to the United States. Not on my watch.”"
- "[...] Fowler was responsible for a conservative small engine policy at the LMS, previously adopted on the Midland, which led to much double-heading - although the Royal Scot 4-6-0 express passenger locomotive was also introduced on his watch in 1928."
Usage
- American usage