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on your guard

to be careful and aware because a situation might be dangerous. I resent this attitude that you can't trust anybody, that you always have to be on your guard.

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The Scoodler on guard stood near the doorway, turning first his white side toward them and then his black side, as if he wanted to show to all of his greedy four eyes the sight of so many fat prisoners. The Road to Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context Send us in with him, and we shall do the rest while you stay here on guard. Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context Bidding Dejah Thoris and Sola farewell, and commanding Woola to remain on guard, I hastened to the audience chamber, where I found Lorquas Ptomel and Tars Tarkas seated upon the rostrum. A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context More results

References in classic literature

The Scoodler on guard stood near the doorway, turning first his white side toward them and then his black side, as if he wanted to show to all of his greedy four eyes the sight of so many fat prisoners.

The Road to Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context

Send us in with him, and we shall do the rest while you stay here on guard.

Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

Bidding Dejah Thoris and Sola farewell, and commanding Woola to remain on guard, I hastened to the audience chamber, where I found Lorquas Ptomel and Tars Tarkas seated upon the rostrum.

A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

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