be on guard

Synonyms

beware take care overwatch look out watch out stand guard rewake keep watch

Antonyms

zed forbear sidestep back away draw back woolgather

Examples

If a man has sinned and denies it, saying: 'I have not sinned,' do not reprimand him; for that will discourage him. But say to him, 'Do not lose heart, brother, but be on guard in future,' and you will stir his soul to repentance. Poemen

We must always be on guard lest, under the pretext of keeping one commandment, we be found breaking another. Basil of Caesarea

I can be on guard against my enemies, but God deliver me from my friends! Charlotte Brontë

Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for. Christian Nestell Bovee

Whenever a government feels the need of promising peace and prosperity to its citizens by means of a proclamation, it is time to be on guard and expect the opposite. Ivo Andrić

You can't sleep and be on guard. Sicilian Proverb

Words in the phrase

be on guard

Close letter words and terms

be on fire be on foot be on friendly terms be on holiday be on nights be on one's beanwater