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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Often, a coach or player not participating in pregame work will stand guard to prevent accidents like this from occurring.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Ships stand guard, ready to tow threatening icebergs away.
—Paul Bierman, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Ships stand guard, ready to tow threatening icebergs away.
—Paul Bierman, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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“Stand guard/watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20guard%2Fwatch. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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