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German
Etymology
Derived from kieken (“to look”). Kieker is a Low German word for “telescope”; compare Dutch verrekijker.
Pronunciation
Adverb
auf dem Kieker
- (informal, most often with haben) on a close watch; thoroughly watched
Also Freundchen, dass mir das nicht noch mal passiert! Ich hab dich auf dem Kieker.- Okay, my friend, just don’t let it happen again! I’ll be watching you very closely.
Du bist bei mir auf dem Kieker. Mir entgeht nichts!- You’re on my watch. Nothing will escape me!
Usage notes
- In certain contexts the phrase can adopt the more negative sense of “to find fault with someone out of antipathy”:
- Die Lehrerin hat mich auf dem Kieker. ― The teacher has it in for me.