guard againstsomething
phrasal verbwithguardverb[T]uk/ɡɑːd/us/ɡɑːrd/
to takecarefulactioninordertotrytopreventsomething fromhappening:
Regularexercisehelpsguardagainstheartdisease.
Preventing and impeding
- anti-jamming
- avert
- avoid
- avoidable
- bar
- be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
- bottleneck
- derail
- fireproof
- hang
- havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
- head off
- hinder
- hogtie
- prevent
- preventable
- prevention
- prevention is better than cureidiom
- preventive
- scuttle