keep tabs on
idiom
informal
: to carefully watch (someone or something) in order to learn what that person or thing is doing
We are keeping tabs on their movements.
The magazine keeps tabs on the latest fashion trends.
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The app also allows drivers to store contacts and keep tabs on other users in their vicinity.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 25 July 2025
The University of Massachusetts Amherst once enlisted five food safety experts to watch 39 episodes from 10 cooking shows and keep tabs on the chefs.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 12 July 2025
Quigley made clear that the forecast could still change and encouraged people to keep tabs on the weather as those days approach.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
Write them all down in your journal to keep tabs on what the astral plane tells you.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 2 July 2025
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 25 July 2025
The University of Massachusetts Amherst once enlisted five food safety experts to watch 39 episodes from 10 cooking shows and keep tabs on the chefs.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 12 July 2025
Quigley made clear that the forecast could still change and encouraged people to keep tabs on the weather as those days approach.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
Write them all down in your journal to keep tabs on what the astral plane tells you.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 2 July 2025
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“Keep tabs on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20tabs%20on. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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