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Watch where you're going
Meaning
- A blunt warning given when someone bumps into you or is walking without looking. It is a brief expression of irritation.
Irritated, direct
Used in a sentence
- Hey, watch where you're going, you almost knocked me over!
- You really need to watch where you're going when you are on your phone.
- I am sorry, I was distracted and didn't watch where I was going.
The backstory
A literal instruction that has become a standard, if sharp, social correction for clumsy behavior.
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