Usage of "on your guard"

Vigilant.

Related terms

wary

Synonyms

Examples for "on guard"

I put the steward on guard in the garden, beneath the windows. 
 Within an Inch of His Life 

The four men who had been on guard replied in the negative. 
 With Wolfe in Canada: The Winning of a Continent 

I know the dress; I was on guard when she was passed. 
 Clarence 

Texas Tech also did a good job defensively on guard Buddy Hield. 
 Reuters 

But parents must be on guard even when dealing with legitimate employers. 
 Reuters 

But the tram rumbling by keeps one on one's guard. 
 The ginger man 

Still, it is always best to be on one's guard. 
 Try and Trust; Or, Abner Holden's Bound Boy 

One had need be on one's guard as to what one says before her. 
 Wives and Daughters 

It's a question of being informed and on one's guard. 
 The Whirlpool 

Still, Sophia, I felt one should be on one's guard where foreigners are concerned. 
 "The Ladies": A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty 

But when one is specially invited to be candid, one is naturally set upon one's guard. 
 Doctor Thorne 

Still, one must be always upon one's guard! 
 Up the Hill and Over 

One grew accustomed to see an enemy in every stranger, and to be upon one's guard before a neighbor as before some lurking traitor. 
 The Malady of the Century 

Usage of on your guard in English

My main object in coming was to put you on your guard. 
 The Case and the Girl 

Take him at once to the city, but be on your guard. 
 Truxton King: A Story of Graustark 

Presently he cried out in Zulu, Be on your guard, white chief. 
 Hendricks the Hunter; Or, The Border Farm: A Tale of Zululand 

Be on your guard as to bruises and hurts of any kind. 
 Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream / A Scien... 

Good mother, be on your guard against the deceptions prepared for you. 
 Emile 

Be on your guard against those two half-breeds and their vicious dogs. 
 Winter Adventures of Three Boys in the Great Lone Land 

But I would have put you on your guard if I'd known. 
 The Avalanche: A Mystery Story 

But be on your guard against giving your existence up to him. 
 Democracy, an American novel 

My great desire is to put you on your guard against them. 
 Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin 

If he is the one, child, you must be on your guard. 
 Arachne — Volume 01 

Be on your guard, and permit no one to suspect financial anxieties. 
 A Young Girl's Wooing 

You must look out for him-youmust be on your guard constantly. 
 Frank Merriwell's Chums 

So whether Muata continues friendly or not, be always on your guard. 
 In Search of the Okapi / A Story of Adventure in Central Africa 

Faith, ut looked to me that ye were thrown on your guard. 
 The Winning of Barbara Worth 

Be on your guard, not only against others, but also against yourself. 
 Serious Hours of a Young Lady 

Oh, do be on your guard, and not again break your promise. 
 Welsh Fairy Tales 

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Meanings of on your guard in English