to ride close herd on密切关注

【使用地区】：美国

【释义】：

To close herd literally means to keep cattle close together，compact；thus to ride close herd on something is to pay close attention to it，not to let ii get far out of your sight or out of hand．“He rode close herd on that plan from the start．”

to close herd的字面意思是“把畜群赶到一块或集中在一起”，因而to ride close herd on something即意为“密切注意，使其能够看得到或者够得着”。如：“从一开始，他就密切关注计划的实施情况。”