Watch my lips!

watch my lips

Listen closely to what I'm going to say, because I am going to be very clear. A: "Come on, Mom—can I please go out with my friends tonight?" B: "Watch my lips—no!" I'm only going to say this once, so you had better watch my lips—get this report finished by tomorrow, or you're fired.
See also: lip, watch
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Watch my lips!

 and Read my lips!
Inf. I am going to say something rude to you that I will not say out loud! You jerk! Watch my lips! Hey, chum! Read my lips!
See also: watch
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

Watch my lips!

and Read my lips!
1. exclam. I am going to say something rude to you that I will not say out loud! You jerk! Watch my lips!
2. exclam. Listen very carefully to what I am saying!; If you can’t understand what I am saying, then watch the formation of words by my lips. Read my lips! Do not ask any more stupid questions!
See also: watch
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • go for (something)
  • go for it
  • cut (one) off at the pass
  • cut off at the pass
  • got
  • go well with
  • go well with (someone or something)
  • going to (do something)
  • (one) is going to murder (someone)
  • far from it
References in periodicals archive
The sound will be edited out, but watch my lips! I'll try almost anything, except dog.
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