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off her guard

/ɒf hɜː ɡɑːd/

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/ɒf hɜː ɡɑːd/B2informal
  • ruВ состоянии неподготовленности или неожиданности, обычно используется для описания человека, которого застали врасплох, потому что он не был внимателен или не ожидал чего-либо.

In a state of being unprepared or unsuspecting, typically used to describe someone who is caught by surprise because they were not paying attention or expecting something.

  1. Unprepared or unsuspectingB2formal

    In a state of being unprepared for a surprise or attack; not alert.

    ruВрасплох

    • The question caught her off her guard, and she didn't know how to respond.
    • He managed to sneak up on her while she was off her guard.
    • The news took her completely off her guard.