stand guard/watch
idiom
: to stand in a position and guard or watch someone or something in order to look for possible danger, threats, etc.
A soldier stood guard by the door.
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Caruso ordered hundreds of law enforcement officers and called on the Italian army for backup to stand guard at various checkpoints approaching the mountain to turn anyone away who hadn’t reserved a ski pass, hotel or who lived there.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
For a period of one year, the highly skilled operatives are contracted to stand guard at their own individual observation towers that are separated by a 600-meter gorge.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
Some apps do nothing more than clear out malware infestations and stand guard to block any future attacks.
—PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
Statues of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant stand guard behind the blue carpeted platform where Trump will stand.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
For a period of one year, the highly skilled operatives are contracted to stand guard at their own individual observation towers that are separated by a 600-meter gorge.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
Some apps do nothing more than clear out malware infestations and stand guard to block any future attacks.
—PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
Statues of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant stand guard behind the blue carpeted platform where Trump will stand.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Stand guard/watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20guard%2Fwatch. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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