auf dem Kieker

German

Etymology

Derived from kieken (to look). Kieker is a Low German word for “telescope”; compare Dutch verrekijker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaʊ̯f.demˈkiːkɐ/
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Adverb

auf dem Kieker

  1. (informal, most often with haben) on a close watch; thoroughly watched
    Also Freundchen, dass mir das nicht noch mal passiert! Ich hab dich auf dem Kieker.
    Okay, my friend, just don’t let it happen again! I’ll be watching you very closely.
    Du bist bei mir auf dem Kieker. Mir entgeht nichts!
    You’re on my watch. Nothing will escape me!

Usage notes

  • In certain contexts the phrase can adopt the more negative sense of “to find fault with someone out of antipathy”:
    Die Lehrerin hat mich auf dem Kieker.The teacher has it in for me.
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