Meanings
prepositional phrase
- similePaying 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
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like a mother hawk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20a%20mother%20hawk
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“like a mother hawk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20a%20mother%20hawk. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “like a mother hawk,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20a%20mother%20hawk.
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