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have one's guard up

have one's guard up verb: synonym of keep 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.

Synonyms of have one's guard up

Forms of have one's guard up

third-person singular presenthas one's guard up
present participlehaving one's guard up
past participlehad one's guard up
pasthad one's guard up

Questions about have one's guard up

What does have one's guard up mean?
Have one's guard up means synonym of keep one's guard up.
What part of speech is have one's guard up?
Have one's guard up is a verb.
What is the past tense of have one's guard up?
The past tense of have one's guard up is had one's guard up.

Words near have one's guard up in the dictionary

  1. have one's fingers all thumbs
  2. have one's fingers in many pies
  3. have one's fingers in the till
  4. have one's fingers on the pulse
  5. have one's foot in the door
  6. have one's guard up
  7. have one's hand in the till
  8. have one's hand out
  9. have one's handful
  10. have one's hands full
  11. have one's hands tied

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