Watchful care, heed; safe-keeping, defence, protection. on ware, on one's guard, cautious.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > vigilant or on one's guard [phrase] (9) on warec893 Watchful care, heed; safe-keeping, defence, protection. on ware, on one's guard, cautious. on (also upon) one's guard1574 on (also upon) one's guard, on guard (formerly also †upon one'sor the guards, †upon a guard): in a position of defence, on the defensive; (a) with… on (at, of, upon) one's keeping1590 Guard, defence. on (at, of, upon) one's keeping, on one's guard. Obsolete exc. dialect. on, upon (the) watch1719 on, upon (the) watch: on the look out, exercising vigilance. Const. for, to with infinitive. on (also upon) the qui vive1726 on (also upon) the qui vive: on the alert; on the lookout. on the alert1795 on the alert: in a state of watchfulness or vigilance; on the lookout. Now frequently with for. on one's toes1921 Phrases (chiefly colloquial and slang). on one's toes: alert, eager. Subcategories:— in provision against the case that (2) |
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