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letting one's guard down

letting one's guard down is the present participle of let one's guard down.

Meaning of let one's guard down

Verb

let one's guard down (third-person singular simple present lets one's guard down, present participle letting one's guard down, simple past and past participle let one's guard down)

  1. Synonym of lower one's guard.

Questions about letting one's guard down

What is letting one's guard down the present participle of?
Letting one's guard down is the present participle of let one's guard down.

Words near letting one's guard down in the dictionary

  1. letting off steam
  2. letting on
  3. letting one go
  4. letting one loose
  5. letting one off
  6. letting one's guard down
  7. letting one's hair down
  8. letting one's nuts hang
  9. letting oneself go
  10. letting out
  11. letting past

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