"watch it" meaning in All languages combined

See watch it on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-watch it.ogg [Australia] Forms: watches it [present, singular, third-person], watching it [participle, present], watched it [participle, past], watched it [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} watch it (third-person singular simple present watches it, present participle watching it, simple past and past participle watched it)
  1. (idiomatic) To be careful or cautious; to pay attention to what one is doing (usually imperative). Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-watch_it-en-verb-7X6LSVfo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it"

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        {
          "text": "Hey, watch it! You nearly hit me."
        }
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        "(idiomatic) To be careful or cautious; to pay attention to what one is doing (usually imperative)."
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      "tags": [
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        "(idiomatic) To be careful or cautious; to pay attention to what one is doing (usually imperative)."
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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