keep guard
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keep guard
To watch over someone or something; to act as a guard or a lookout for someone or something. He kept guard outside the bathroom to make sure no one walked in on Jeremy getting sick. The police are keeping guard around the prison, lest the prisoner should attempt escape a second time.
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mount/stand/keep ˈguard (over somebody/something)
act as a guard: Two soldiers stood guard over the captured weapons.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017