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Meaning of off guard | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Not vigilant; unprepared; inattentive.
  2. Unexpectedly or by surprise.

Equivalents

Bosanski bos
Deutsch überraschend unerwartet unvorbereitet
Español con la guardia abajo desprevenido por sorpresa
Suomi yllättäen yllättävästi
Hrvatski bos
Italiano alla sprovvista
Kurdî boş
Русский врасплох неожи́данно
Српски bos
Türkçe boş hazırlıksız

Examples

“His sudden appearance at the office caught her completely off guard.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

off keel off kilter off licence off one's block off one's box off one's chump

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