off guard

hazırlıksız, gafil

Olan bir şeyi fark etmeye veya onunla baş etmeye hazır olmayan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Not ready to notice or deal with something that happens.

• Her question caught me off guard.
• He was off guard after a quiet morning.
• The team’s defense was off guard when the attack came.

Nasıl kullanılır: be off guard (He was off guard when the interviewer changed the subject.); catch someone off guard (Her question caught me off guard.)

Eş anlamlılar: unprepared, unready

Zıt anlamlılar: prepared, alert

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: be off guard, catch someone off guard

ansızın, gafil avlayarak

Beklemeyen birini şaşırtacak biçimde, hazırlıksız yakalayarak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: In a way that surprises someone who was not expecting it.

• The news took us off guard.
• His sudden arrival caught the guards off guard.
• Did that question catch you off guard?

Nasıl kullanılır: take/catch someone off guard (The announcement took everyone off guard.)

Eş anlamlılar: by surprise, unawares

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: take someone off guard, catch someone off guard