watch the pennies in English

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-watch the pennies.wav

Forms: watches the pennies [present, singular, third-person], watching the pennies [participle, present], watched the pennies [participle, past], watched the pennies [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=watch the pennies}} watch the pennies (third-person singular simple present watches the pennies, present participle watching the pennies, simple past and past participle watched the pennies)

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    {
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        "To be careful about how much one spends; to try to save money wherever possible."
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        {
          "word": "take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves"
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      "form": "watches the pennies",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "past"
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"watch the pennies" meaning in English

Verb