safeguard againstsomething
phrasal verbwithsafeguardverb[T]uk/ˈseɪf.ɡɑːd/us/ˈseɪf.ɡɑːrd/
to do things that youhopewillstopsomethingunpleasantfromhappening:
A gooddietwillsafeguardagainstdisease.
Preventing and impeding
- anti-jamming
- avert
- avoid
- avoidable
- bar
- be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
- bottleneck
- derail
- fireproof
- hamper
- hang
- havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
- head off
- hinder
- prejudice
- prevent
- preventable
- prevention
- prevention is better than cureidiom
- scuttle