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"word": "cover one's back"
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"word": "watch one's step"
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"text": "the kind of dive bar where you better watch your back",
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"To remain wary of being attacked from behind by surprise; to remain watchful to prevent a predictable attack from being a surprise."
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"(literally) To remain wary of being attacked from behind by surprise; to remain watchful to prevent a predictable attack from being a surprise."
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"text": "the kind of office gossip that prompts you to watch your back",
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"To remain wary of being thrown under the bus, figuratively."
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"(figuratively) To remain wary of being thrown under the bus, figuratively."
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"word": "check one's six"
},
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"_dis1": "48 52",
"word": "watch one's ass"
}
],
"word": "watch one's back"
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],
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"literally"
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"To remain wary of being thrown under the bus, figuratively."
],
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"wary"
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"(figuratively) To remain wary of being thrown under the bus, figuratively."
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"word": "check one's six"
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{
"word": "watch one's ass"
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