lower one's guard en · VERB
Meanings
-
To become less guarded; to allow oneself to become more vulnerable.
Taiwan is monitoring what it called "abnormal" changes to China's military leadership after its most senior general was put under investigation, and will not lower its guard as the threat level remains high, the defence minister said on Monday.
2026 January 26, Ben Blanchard, Roger Tung, “Taiwan monitoring 'abnormal' China military leadership changes after top general put under investigation”, in Michael Perry, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2026:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lowering one's guard | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| lowered one's guard | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| lowered one's guard | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| lowers one's guard | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Synonyms
drop one's guard · let one's guard down
Translations (9)
pl uśpić czujność (to become less guarded) · fr baisser la garde (to become less guarded) · tr gardını düşürmek (to become less guarded) · fi herpaantua (to become less guarded) · cmn 麻痺大意 /麻痹大意 (to become less guarded) · it abbassare la guardia (to become less guarded) · tr gardını indirmek (to become less guarded) · pl usypiać czujność (to become less guarded) · es bajar la guardia (to become less guarded)