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has one's guard up

has one's guard up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have one's guard up.

Meaning of have one's guard up

Verb

have one's guard up (third-person singular simple present has one's guard up, present participle having one's guard up, simple past and past participle had one's guard up)

  1. Synonym of keep one's guard up.

Questions about has one's guard up

What is has one's guard up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has one's guard up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have one's guard up.

Words near has one's guard up in the dictionary

  1. has one's finger on the trigger
  2. has one's fingers all thumbs
  3. has one's fingers in many pies
  4. has one's fingers in the till
  5. has one's fingers on the pulse
  6. has one's guard up
  7. has one's hand in the till
  8. has one's hand out
  9. has one's handful
  10. has one's hands full
  11. has one's head read

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