mind the store
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mind the store (third-person singular simple present minds the store, present participle minding the store, simple past and past participle minded the store)
- (literally) To remain present in a retail business, in order to maintain the security of the premises and to serve customers.
- 1986, Clara Herron, "1790 homestead shelters shops," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 13 Feb., p. 17 (retrieved 16 Sep. 2008):
- His mother, Ruth Jones, helps mind the store and both his wife, Michelle, and his father, James Jones, make gifts to sell in the shop.
- 1986, Clara Herron, "1790 homestead shelters shops," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 13 Feb., p. 17 (retrieved 16 Sep. 2008):
- (idiomatic, by extension) To take active responsibility for a group or process, especially within an organization.
- 2005 Sept. 18, Daniel Eisenberg, "How to Spend (Almost) $1 Billion A Day," Time:
- The Administration and Congress have had to prove they are at least attempting to mind the store.
- 2005 Sept. 18, Daniel Eisenberg, "How to Spend (Almost) $1 Billion A Day," Time: