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On your guard   /ɑn jɔr gɑrd/   Listen
On your guard

adjective
1.
Vigilant.  Synonyms: on guard, on one's guard, upon one's guard.  "Must remain on your guard in such a situation"






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"On your guard" Quotes from Famous Books



... D'Artagnan is a man to whom, at a certain given time, I will undertake to reveal everything; but be on your guard with him, for if he discovers our plot before it is revealed to him, you or I will certainly be killed or taken. He is a bold and ...
— The Man in the Iron Mask • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

... to fetch Gourlay. But Gourlay knew his Allardyce, and was cautious. It was well to be on your guard when the Deacon was complimentary. When his language was most flowery there was sure to be a serpent hidden in it somewhere. He would lisp out an innocent remark and toddle away, and Gourlay would think nothing of the matter till a week afterwards, perhaps, when something would flash a light; then ...
— The House with the Green Shutters • George Douglas Brown

... "You are to come to me with every difficulty. But one more word before we part, dear child. Be on your guard, and warn your Mamma to be on hers, with those two adventurers. Perhaps, also, you had better warn Miss Destrey. Who knows how unscrupulous the pair might be? And unfortunately, owing to the regrettable arrangements at ...
— My Friend the Chauffeur • C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

... see that a vigilant watch is kept. You must, of course, take watch and watch, night and day. You must remember that not only is it most important that a native should be captured, but you must be on your guard against an attack on yourselves. It is quite conceivable that a party may come down to see if there are any of ...
— Among Malay Pirates - And Other Tales Of Adventure And Peril • G. A. Henty

... better have spoken with Mr. Clerron; but it wouldn't signify the head of a pin. He'd either put on the Clerron look and scare you to death and not say a word, or else he'd hold it up in such a ridiculous way as to make you think it was ridiculous yourself. And I thought I'd put you on your guard a little, so as you needn't fall in love with him. You'll like him, of course. He likes you; but a young girl like you might make a mistake, if she was ever so modest and sweet,—and nobody could be modester or sweeter than you,—and ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 30, April, 1860 • Various


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