off guard

off guard
(off (one's) guard)
врасплох; см. тж. on guard

I felt he was only affecting fervour in order to put me off my guard, to induce me to come out in return... (Ch. Brontë, ‘The Professor’, ch. XI) — Мне казалось, что месье Пелет проявлял энтузиазм в отношении своих учениц для того, чтобы усыпить мое внимание и в свою очередь вызвать меня на откровенность...

‘You seemed to recognize me, too.’ Frisco said. ‘You did, didn't you?’ Off her guard and with her natural honesty, Sally replied: ‘Yes. Funny, wasn't it?’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 36) — - И вы ведь тоже узнали меня, - продолжал Фриско. - Разве не так? Скажите? Вопрос застал Салли врасплох, и она со свойственным ей чистосердечием ответила: - Да, верно. Как чудно/, не правда ли?

The unexpectedness of the attack caught Stephen completely off guard. (A. J. Cronin, ‘A Thing of Beauty’, part IV, ch. VII) — Удар был таким неожиданным, что Стивен растерялся.


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  • off-guard — pred. adj. not watching for possible danger; not alert; as, caught in an off guard moment. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • off-guard — (ôfʹgärdʹ, ŏfʹ ) adj. Off one s guard; unprepared: a quiz that caught the class off guard. * * * …   Universalium

  • off-guard — adj [not before noun] catch/take sb off guard to surprise someone by happening when they are not expecting something or prepared for it ▪ The sudden snow storm caught us all off guard …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • off-guard — adjective surprised by something unexpected: catch someone off guard: The questions caught her completely off guard …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • off guard — index heedless, negligent, unaware, unsuspecting Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • off-guard — [adj] unprepared asleep, asleep on the job*, daydreaming, flat footed*, inattentive, napping, spaced out*, unalert, unready, unsuspecting, unvigilant, unwatchful, zoned out*; concepts 403,542 …   New thesaurus

  • off guard — adjective not prepared or vigilant (Freq. 2) the blow caught him napping caught in an off guard moment found him off his guard • Syn: ↑napping, ↑off guard, ↑off one s guard, ↑off his guar …   Useful english dictionary

  • off-guard — adjective not prepared or vigilant the blow caught him napping caught in an off guard moment found him off his guard • Syn: ↑napping, ↑off guard, ↑off one s guard, ↑off his guard, ↑off her guard …   Useful english dictionary

  • off guard — {adj.} In a careless attitude; not alert to coming danger; not watching. * /In the second that the boxer was off guard, his opponent landed a knockout punch./ * /Timmy s question caught Jean off guard, and she told him the secret before she knew… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off guard — {adj.} In a careless attitude; not alert to coming danger; not watching. * /In the second that the boxer was off guard, his opponent landed a knockout punch./ * /Timmy s question caught Jean off guard, and she told him the secret before she knew… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off\ guard — adj In a careless attitude; not alert to coming danger; not watching. In the second that the boxer was off guard, his opponent landed a knockout punch. Timmy s question caught Jean off guard, and she told him the secret before she knew it.… …   Словарь американских идиом


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