off guard

See also: off-guard

English

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Prepositional phrase

off guard

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

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