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OFF HIS GUARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does off his guard mean?
• OFF HIS GUARD (adjective)
The adjective OFF HIS GUARD has 1 sense:
1. not prepared or vigilant
Familiarity information: OFF HIS GUARD used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not prepared or vigilant
Synonyms:
napping; off-guard; off guard; off her guard; off his guard; off one's guard; off your guard
Context example:
found him off his guard
Similar:
unready (not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond)
Context examples
A temporary pause, when taken off his guard, gave him the vital moment in which to think and determine his action.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
With a quick feint he threw the other off his guard, and then, bounding upon him, threw his legs round his waist and his arms round his bull-neck, in the hope of bearing him to the ground with the sudden shock.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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