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
Fungai-Southern African, Shona
DwightDWIETEnglish
Egemen-Turkish
MerjaMER-yahFinnish
AÑUli-Western African, Igbo
Bratislava-Serbian