on one's guard
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Be on your guard against pickpockets in the railway station."
- "One had to be on one's guard when thus confronted and, in the course of my numerous meetings with him, I had on occasion to exercise all my wits and be prepared at a moment's notice to parry a very awkward question, to which I would much rather have given a considered reply."