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
It is necessary also to be on one's guard against hasty assignments.
From Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School by McMurry, Charles A. (Charles Alexander)
"But," she added a moment later, "I thought that I ought to be always on my guard; and one cannot be on one's guard without thinking about the matter."
From A Life Sentence A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline
One should be on one's guard, however, against accepting readily any motive assigned.
From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)
