mind the store
The phrase "mind the store" originated from retail environments, where it meant to oversee the business, but it has since broadened to general responsibility contexts.
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Definition
B2Business
(idiomatic)To oversee a business in the absence of the usual person in charge.
Example
- Could you mind the store while I'm out for lunch?
B2General
(idiomatic)To take responsibility for a situation or group, ensuring it runs smoothly.
Example
- With the manager on vacation, she had to mind the store.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "mind the store":
take care of businesswatch and wardhold the fortkeep an eye openkeep a lookoutlook afterwatch one's backwatch one's steptake care ofkeep housekeep the wolf from the doortake carewatch one's mouthstand sentinelattend tokeep vigil