lower one's guard

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

lower one's guard (third-person singular simple present lowers one's guard, present participle lowering one's guard, simple past and past participle lowered one's guard)

  1. To become less guarded; to allow oneself to become more vulnerable.
    Synonyms: drop one's guard, let one's guard down
    Antonym: keep one's guard up

Translations

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]