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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Today a handful of rebel fighters from the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militia stand guard at the embassy, where the bulletproof glass has been tested by rifle rounds.
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Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
Police stand guard in front of the main gate of the National Assembly in Seoul on December 3, 2024, after South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law.
—Yun Li,hakyung Kim, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
In one public group called The Party of Trump, with 171,000 members, a discussion about ballot drop box monitoring prompted someone to suggest that Trump supporters come armed with their AR-15s to stand guard.
—Tess Owen, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
Lucchino’s team rescued the warehouse from the wrecking ball and enlisted it to proudly stand guard over Camden Yards for all coming time.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 2 Apr. 2024
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Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
Police stand guard in front of the main gate of the National Assembly in Seoul on December 3, 2024, after South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law.
—Yun Li,hakyung Kim, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
In one public group called The Party of Trump, with 171,000 members, a discussion about ballot drop box monitoring prompted someone to suggest that Trump supporters come armed with their AR-15s to stand guard.
—Tess Owen, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
Lucchino’s team rescued the warehouse from the wrecking ball and enlisted it to proudly stand guard over Camden Yards for all coming time.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Stand guard/watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20guard%2Fwatch. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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