be caught off (one's) guard



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be caught off (one's) guard

To be taken by surprise; to be caught when one is vulnerable, careless, or inattentive. We'll wait until he's caught off guard, and then we'll take him and his company for all they're worth! Don't be caught off your guard. There are a lot of suspicious characters around here.
See also: caught, guard, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JuanaHWAH-nahSpanish
Aeneasi-NEE-əs (English)Roman Mythology
Emira-Bosnian
Nicolao-Spanish
CelsoCHEL-so (Italian), THEL-so (Spanish), SEL-so (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Whitlock['hwitlɔk]