lower one's guard

== English == === Verb === 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) 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 ==== ==== Further reading ==== “drop lower your guard”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “lower drop your guard let your guard down”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “drop lower let down your guard” (US) / “drop lower let down your guard” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.