drop/lower your guard

Related to word: guard

Idiom

Definition

  1. C2

    To cease being cautious or watchful to avoid potential danger or difficulty; to relax one's vigilance.

    放鬆警戒

    • After confirming that everything was safe, they dropped their guard and began to enjoy their picnic.

      在確認一切安全後,他們放鬆了警惕,開始享受野餐。

    • Despite her best efforts to stay alert, she sometimes drops her guard inadvertently.

      儘管她努力保持警覺,但有時仍會不經意地放鬆戒備。

    • The veteran warned the young soldiers never to drop their guard under any circumstances.

      這位老兵警告年輕的士兵在任何情況下都絕不能放鬆警惕。