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off guard

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1. off guard - Adjective

2. off guard - Phrase

3. off guard - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

not prepared or vigilant

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off-guard

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the blow caught him napping Source: Internet

caught in an off-guard moment Source: Internet

found him off his guard Source: Internet

Along the way innocent bystanders, many of whom were leaving a movie theater after a show, were caught off guard by the mob and began fleeing. Source: Internet

Battle of Mons Lactarius The Goths suddenly came down the mountain in a compact phalanx, catching the army off guard who were also on foot. Source: Internet

As Haskins told me, “We were caught off-guard when La Mesa was attacked, but no more. Source: Internet

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