guard against (someone or something)
guard against (someone or something)
To make an effort to prevent or avoid someone or something. We're building a fence to try to guard against animals eating the vegetables in our garden.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
guard against someone or something
to take care to avoid someone or something. Try to guard against getting a cold. You should guard against pickpockets.
See also: guard
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- guard against
- guard from
- guard (someone or something) from (someone or something)
- graze on
- graze on (something)
- fence (someone or something) off from (something)
- fence with
- fence with (someone)
- root (something) in (something)
- root in