mind the store AmE
mind the shop BrE

They didn't have to be up at dawn to mind the store.

"But they haven't trusted us to mind the store and run the country."

"Tommy and I can mind the store for an hour."

"Chief, you get to mind the store while we're gone."

It's up to me to mind the store until he gets back."

They can sometimes depart to a tournament and leave someone else to mind the store.

T think we had better go mind the store, if you're ready."

I wonder who that was minding the store for me.

Charge in pigheaded, leaving the women to mind the store.

I intend to be lazy the rest of the way home, and let you mind the store, Captain.

City Hall refuses to say who in fact is minding the store.

Shareholders have not lost any money, but they may wonder who is minding the store.

Gabriel stretched in the pilot's seat and told the computer to mind the store for a while.

"We'll find someone to mind the store, but I want you all with me, so that means we move, bag and baggage.

"Somebody must mind the store," he said, "while the children play their happy, destructive little games.

Of course, if he borrowed the truck, someone else would have to be minding the store.

"But I'll go myself and saddle up, if you'll mind the store.

That's what happens when no one is minding the store."

But the Tower commission said in effect that nobody was minding the store.

"But I thought starship captains were supposed to mind the store these days."

"All these things have worked to under-emphasize who is minding the store."

Who, if anyone, is minding the store at the White House?

I suppose I should have stayed closer to home to mind the store.

Would you mind the store for a half hour?'

Who was minding the store while you were there?