on one's guard
Example Sentences
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“Nature here is so strong that one has to be on one’s guard to not be absorbed by it,” wrote Dodge.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2023
It has sniffed at such examples as "directives" for orders, "alerted" for being put on one's guard, "dis-O.K." for withdrawing approval, "deactivate" for abolishing.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was of the true cat species—she purrs and fondles, but one must be continually on one's guard against her claws.
From Eyes Like the Sea by Jókai, Mór
But I tell you one must always be on one's guard.
From The Possessed (The Devils) by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
The details of the two wars meet at many points; only one must be on one's guard against merely fanciful, merely external resemblances.
From The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 by Gildersleeve, Basil L. (Basil Lanneau)
