off guard

See also: off-guard

English

Alternative forms

off-guard

Prepositional phrase

Not vigilant; unprepared; inattentive.
His sudden appearance at the office caught her completely off guard.
Unexpectedly or by surprise. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Antonyms

on guard

Translations

unprepared

German: unvorbereitet (de)
Italian: alla sprovvista

unexpectedly or by surprise

Finnish: yllättävästi (fi), yllättäen (fi)
German: unerwartet (de), überraschend (de)
Russian: враспло́х (ru) (vrasplóx), неожи́данно (ru) (neožídanno)

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