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Tuesday, 06 June 2006

Definition:

Something happens (usually bad) while a person is in charge.

 

Example Dialogue:

A: I hear that we lost our most important customer.
B: Yeah, it occurred on Joe’s watch. He should have paid more attention.
A: That’s really bad for Joe considering it was his responsibility.

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