Meaning of mind the store | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To remain present in a retail business, in order to maintain the security of the premises and to serve customers.
   literally
2. To take active responsibility for a group or process, especially within an organization.
   broadly, idiomatic

Examples

“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.”

“The Administration and Congress have had to prove they are at least attempting to mind the store.”

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