catch with pants down



catch (one) with one's pants down

Fig. to discover someone in the act of doing something that is normally private or hidden. (Literal uses are possible.) Some council members were using tax money as their own. But the press caught them with their pants down and now the district attorney will press charges.
See also: catch, down, pant

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BreixoBRAY-shawGalician
Panteleimon-Late Greek
Zhubin-Persian
TracieTRAY-seeEnglish
Amihan-Filipino, Hiligaynon
Jalil-Arabic, Persian