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catch a weasel asleep

catch a weasel asleep

To surprise someone who is normally alert, shrewd, or on-guard. Primarily heard in US. You want to try to steal your transcript from the principal's office? You never catch a weasel asleep—and especially not that one!
See also: asleep, catch, weasel

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lubomir-Bulgarian
Mathiasmah-TEE-ahs (German)French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
EmİRhan-Turkish
VinzenzVINT-sentsGerman
Nagib-Arabic
Emygdius-Late Roman
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