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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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on guard

[on guard] {adj. phr.} Watchful; watching. * /The police warned people to he on guard for pickpockets during the Christmas rush./ * /Two men are on guard at the door./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

color guard

[color guard] {n.} A military guard of honor for the flag of a country; also: a guard of honor to carry and protect a flag or banner (as of a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

off guard

[off guard] {adj.} In a careless attitude; not alert to coming danger; not watching. * /In the second that the boxer was off guard, his opponent landed a knockout punch./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

old guard

[old guard] {n. phr.} People whose ideas may be out of date, but who have been in power for a long time. * /There will not be any change in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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