caught on the hop

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caught on the hop

Caught unawares or in a state of unpreparedness. Please forgive my distracted attention—I'm afraid I was caught on the hop by your sudden arrival. Terry hadn't prepared anything to say at the reception, so he found himself caught on the hop when they asked him to say a few words.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Deal	[di:l]
Pylyp	-	Ukrainian
Herodion	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Arisha	-	Russian
Turlough	-	Irish
Baldo	-	Italian, Spanish, Ancient Germanic