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
Murphy	MUR-fee	Irish, English
Tasgall	-	Scottish
Sila	-	Turkish
Pieter	PEE-tər	Dutch
SÖRen	SUU-ren (Swedish), ZUU-ren (German)	Swedish, German
Houssam	-	Arabic