on one's watch | Idiomator

Meaning: (chieflyUS,idiomatic)During theperiodoftimewhen one is in a position ofauthorityorresponsibility.1991September 30, Michael Duffy, “The CIA: See No Evil, Hear No Evil”, inTime‎[1], archived fromthe originalon16 April 2016:[Robert] Gates emerged from the first week of hearings bearing only a few scratches.[…]He even vowed to resign if illegal activity occurredon his watch.2005February 19, Amy Silvers, “100 miles per hour for 102 years”, inMilwaukee Journal Sentinal‎[2]:Woods dismissed the idea that anyone could get away with election fraudon her watch.2005September 22,George W. Bush, quotee, “Bush: Troops will not withdraw on my watch”, inThe Guardian‎[3]:President George Bush today insisted American forces would not withdraw from Iraq "on my watch" and give terrorists the chance "to claim an historic victory over the United States".2018June 19, Lauren Gambino, quotingDonald Trump, “Trump says US will not be a 'migrant camp'”, inThe Guardian‎[4]:“You look at what’s happening in Europe,” he continued, “you look at what’s happening in other places – we can’t allow that to happen to the United States. Noton my watch.”2021December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Evesham (1870)”, inRAIL, number947, page59:[...] Fowler was responsible for a conservative small engine policy at the LMS, previously adopted on the Midland, which led to much double-heading - although the Royal Scot 4-6-0 express passenger locomotive was also introducedon his watchin 1928.

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