"let one's guard down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lets one's guard down [present, singular, third-person], letting one's guard down [participle, present], let one's guard down [participle, past], let one's guard down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|let<,,let> one's guard down}} let one's guard down (third-person singular simple present lets one's guard down, present participle letting one's guard down, simple past and past participle let one's guard down)
  1. Synonym of lower one's guard Synonyms: lower one's guard [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-let_one's_guard_down-en-verb-DlPH4U0t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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