keep an eye open vs watch it

keep an eye open

verb
  • To remain vigilant for someone or something. 

  • To remain vigilant for a possibly dangerous situation. 

watch it

verb
  • To be careful or cautious; to pay attention to what one is doing (usually imperative). 

How often have the words keep an eye open and watch it occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )