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Observe carefully, keep a record of. For example, I hate having my boss keep tabs on my every move , or We've got to keep tabs on outgoing mail so we can keep track of postage . This expression uses to tab in the sense of “an account.” [Late 1800s] Also see keep track .

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For the public, keeping tabs on the new monitoring bodies can be challenging.

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You can keep tabs on your financial situation without planning for every dollar or restricting spending on things that bring joy to your day.

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Smart meters for electricity and gas can also help you keep tabs on what is pushing up your energy bills most, the Energy Saving Trust says.

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The camera serves the practical purpose of allowing Lira to keep tabs on his property more than 1,000 miles away.

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Being under the weather couldn't keep Morgan from keeping tabs on the team and his Knicks-branded phone case was visible in the photo.

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