on one's guard
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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
His words do not even imply that he does, but it is as well to be on one’s guard.
From Unconscious Memory by Samuel Butler
Perhaps it was nothing more than a love of comfort that actuated me; for it is very troublesome to be always on one's guard.
From Waldfried A Novel by Berthold Auerbach
One must, he felt, be hard on oneself, and on one's guard against the vanity of newfangled ideas and against the enervating effect of civilization.
From Seven Icelandic Short Stories by Steingrímur J. Þorsteinsson
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