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hanuman_2000  #135859  Sat, 10 Sep 05 09:38 AM

Hi,

1. He wanted to get  Rikki-Tikki off his guard.

Please explain the meaning of this sentence.

Thanks.
  
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Mister Micawber  #135861  Sat, 10 Sep 05 09:45 AM

I presume that you are reading Kipling's Jungle Book, Hanuman.

Off one's guard = unprepared, in a position from which one is unable to defend oneself.
  
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