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idiomguardcatch sb off guardto do something at a time when someone is not prepared for it to happen, so that they are not able to deal with the situation well:Cadillac was caught off guard by the huge numbers of orders for the high-performance version of the two new cars.Mrs Maynard's invitation had caught me off guard. I didn't want to go to the party, but I had no good excuse.be off (your) guard: The detectives were not easily deceived and never off their guard for a minute lower your guard(also let your guard down)to stop being careful about what you do or say, or stop paying attention to what is happening, so that you may be tricked or get into danger:Hadley finally lowered his guard and agreed to give us an interview.As a nation we let our guard down in the 1980s and allowed the disease to come back in a form more deadly than before. the old guardold-fashioned used about a group of people within an organization or group who do not like changes or new ideas:The old guard in the Democratic Party has hit back at the newly formed, broad-based Union of Democratic Forces.It is common for the children of immigrants to disagree with the old guard about the direction their community should take in a new culture. old-guard: By 1916 Rasputin's influence at court had become intolerable for the old-guard Russian aristocracy.be on your guardto pay careful attention to what is happening so that you avoid being tricked or getting into danger:The police have warned us to be on our guard against bogus salesmen.The Chancellor's speech about raising interest rates has put traders on their guard. phraseguard[guarded, guarded, guarding]
guard against 1. guard against sth to help to prevent something from happening, by providing protection against it: Fibre in the diet is thought to guard against heart disease. These gates act as a safety measure to guard against flooding.2. guard against sth to be careful to avoid doing, feeling etc something, because it could have a bad result or effect: It's vital to guard against getting overtired when you're driving long distances. In any relationship you should try to guard against misunderstandings.
See:- be caught off (one's) guard
- be off (one's) guard
- be on guard
- be on/off your guard
- catch (one) off guard
- catch off guard
- catch somebody off guard
- catch someone off guard
- Don't let the fox guard the henhouse.
- drop (one's) guard
- fox guarding the henhouse
- guard (someone or something) from (someone or something)
- guard against
- guard against (someone or something)
- guard from
- keep guard
- leave (one's) guard down
- let (one's) guard down
- let down (one's) guard
- let guard down
- lower (one's) guard
- lower your guard
- mount guard
- mount/stand/keep guard
- nard guard
- off (one's) guard
- off guard
- off your guard
- old guard
- on (one's) guard
- on guard
- on one's guard
- on your guard
- put (one) on guard
- put one on guard
- remain on guard
- stand guard
- take (one) off guard
- take guard
- the old guard
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