| 单词 | to throw someone off guard |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto throw someone off guard 2. Off one's guard; in or into a defenceless position; while unwatchful or unprepared. to throw someone off guard: to take someone by surprise, disconcert someone. ΚΠ 1776 G. Washington Let. 21 Mar. (1931) IV. 415 I cannot but suspect they are waiting for some opportunity to give us a Stroke, at a moment when they conceive us to be off guard. 1827 S. B. H. Judah Buccaneers I. 175 Here the steed..slipped and stumbled woefully along the icy ground—being either off guard and unprepared to display his points, or owing probably to a certain uselessness of the vision. 1896 H. W. Mabie Bks. & Culture 42 Essential refinement and genuine breeding are revealed when the man is off guard and acts and speaks instinctively. 1899 E. E. Hale Bread on Waters in Brick Moon & other Stories 225 This threw me off guard, and I said I supposed I had them, but I could not find them. 1959 Shakespeare Q. 10 355 Achilles, inflamed by anger at the death of Patroclus, catches him [sc. Hector] off-guard during the battle. 1993 L. Pemberton Platinum Coast (BNC) 150 Stephen liked to be able to wrong-foot the people who worked for him and was a master at taking them off-guard. 2001 Terrorizer Sept. 70/4 Using a female voice to throw people just a little bit off-guard. < as lemmas |
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