How to Pronounce "put one on your guard"
expression
PUT WUN ON YOR GUARD
PUT WON ON YAW GAHD
Definition
To make someone careful, alert, or suspicious about potential danger or problems.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpʊt/ /ˈwən/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈɡɑɹd
British English
pʊt/ /wˈɒn/ /ˈɒn/ /jˈɔː/ /ɡˈɑːd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PUT WUN ON YOR GUARD
UK
PUT WON ON YAW GAHD
Listen in Context
Her strange behavior put me on my guard.
These warning signs put tourists on their guard.
His sudden question put her on her guard.
The locked doors really put me on my guard when I entered the building at night.