Sentence examples for guard up from inspiring English sources
'guard up' is not considered correct and usable in written English
'Guard up' is considered a slang term that means to be on guard or to be vigilant. For example, "We need to guard up to stay safe."
Pacquiao keeps his guard up, makes every punch count.
"I should know better to always have my guard up".
"If the world falls asleep, I will keep my guard up," the song goes.
"At this moment, we are keeping our guard up," defence minister Satoshi Morimoto told reporters.
One heavily Republican group that has its guard up is the Alaska Right to Life committee.
When the pavement is bad, the suspension has its guard up, protecting the Golf's occupants.
After the thieves tied the guard up, they proceeded to walk out with 13 paintings valued at $500 million.
A government sign near the statue reads: "We may open our heart but must keep our guard up".
They also keep their guard up, typically emerging from their cars and their homes with a gun at the ready.
"At no time in the near future will I let my guard up," he said this week.
Most guests come into the HARDtalk studio with their guard up, their defences prepared.
