have one's guard up

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have one's guard up

verb has one's guard up · having one's guard up · had one's guard up

Synonym of keep one's guard up.
Similar: keep one's guard up

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"have one's guard up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/have%20one's%20guard%20up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"have one's guard up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/have%20one's%20guard%20up.

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@misc{have_one_s_guard_up_2026,
  title = {have one's guard up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/have%20one's%20guard%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}