If you ~ something, you are careful to prevent it from happening, or to avoid being affected by it.
The armed forces were on high alert to ~ any retaliation.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n
If you ~ something, you are careful to prevent it from happening, or to avoid being affected by it.
The armed forces were on high alert to ~ any retaliation.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012