caught unawares



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caught unawares

To be surprised by someone or something. A: "Oh man, I was totally caught unawares when your mother showed up here this morning." B: "I figured as much when she told me that you answered the door in your robe and curlers!"
See also: caught

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ElŻBietaelzh-BYE-tahPolish
MarekMAH-rrek (Polish)Polish, Czech, Slovak
Carme (1)KAR-me (Galician)Galician, Catalan
İSkender-Turkish
Mclean[mək'lein]
Karolinekah-ro-LEE-nə (German)German, Danish, Norwegian