on guard against

idiom

: alert and ready to respond to possible danger, threats, problems, etc.

We need to be on guard against attack.

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But, at the same time, his recent statements and cabinet picks should put us on guard against a possible concentration of unchecked presidential power, a slow-motion destruction of democracy and massive corruption in Trump’s America. —

Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025 Israeli officials will be on guard against Hamas extending talks in bad faith, using the time to reconstitute its military. —

Laura Kelly, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025 The director was on guard against the usual cliché of crowds in concert scenes where everyone seems to be acting in unison. —

Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024 Burgum will need to be on guard against letting bureaucratic turf wars harm the administration’s policy goals. —

The Editors, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on guard against

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