surveiller comme le lait sur le feu in French

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  "etymology_text": "Literal translation: \"watch over like milk over the fire.\"",
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        "to watch like a hawk, to keep a close watch on, to keep a close eye on"
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          "keep a close watch",
          "keep a close watch"
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          "keep a close eye",
          "keep a close eye"
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        "(simile, transitive) to watch like a hawk, to keep a close watch on, to keep a close eye on"
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      "ipa": "/syʁ.vɛ.je kɔm lə lɛ syʁ lə fø/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/syʁ.ve.je kɔm lə lɛ syʁ lə fø/"
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{
  "etymology_text": "Literal translation: \"watch over like milk over the fire.\"",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "surveiller comme le lait sur le feu",
      "name": "fr-verb"
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French lemmas",
        "French multiword terms",
        "French similes",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with audio links",
        "French transitive verbs",
        "French verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to watch like a hawk, to keep a close watch on, to keep a close eye on"
      ],
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          "watch like a hawk"
        ],
        [
          "keep a close watch",
          "keep a close watch"
        ],
        [
          "keep a close eye",
          "keep a close eye"
        ]
      ],
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        "(simile, transitive) to watch like a hawk, to keep a close watch on, to keep a close eye on"
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        "transitive"
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      "ipa": "/syʁ.vɛ.je kɔm lə lɛ syʁ lə fø/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/syʁ.ve.je kɔm lə lɛ syʁ lə fø/"
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"surveiller comme le lait sur le feu" meaning in French

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