"off one's guard" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} off one's guard, {{en-PP}} off one's guard
  1. Not on one's guard; inattentive to possible hazards and thus vulnerable.
    Sense id: en-off_one's_guard-en-prep_phrase-ArYYaPif Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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