guard against

guard against someone or something

to take care to avoid someone or something. Try to guard against getting a cold. You should guard against pickpockets.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Terrell	['terəl]
Laurene	lə-REEN	English
Lester	['lestə]
Ricardo	ree-KAHR-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Thorvald	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Vasili	vah-SEE-lee	Russian