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like a mother hawk

like a mother hawk prepositional phrase: paying extremely close attention; in an extremely protective way.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (simile) Paying extremely close attention; in an extremely protective way
    • The important thing to learn here is to watch your kids like a Mother Hawk, don't trust anyone to save your skin especially not the courts.2020 March 7, Santa Barbara Edhat

Questions about like a mother hawk

What does like a mother hawk mean?
Like a mother hawk means paying extremely close attention; in an extremely protective way.
What part of speech is like a mother hawk?
Like a mother hawk is a prepositional phrase.

Words near like a mother hawk in the dictionary

  1. like a million pounds
  2. like a monkey on a stick
  3. like a moth to a flame
  4. like a moth to flame
  5. like a moth to the flame
  6. like a mother hawk
  7. like a pakapoo ticket
  8. like a phoenix from the ashes
  9. like a pig in clover
  10. like a plasterer's radio
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