"like a mother hawk" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} like a mother hawk, {{en-PP}} like a mother hawk
  1. (simile) Paying extremely close attention; in an extremely protective way
    Sense id: en-like_a_mother_hawk-en-prep_phrase--S~eXDYt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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