caught flat-footed

Caught unprepared, taken by surprise, as in The reporter's question caught the President flat-footed. This usage comes from one or another sport in which a player should be on his or her toes, ready to act. [c. 1900]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Enoch	EE-nək (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Alfredas	-	Lithuanian
Elton	EL-tən	English
Perez	-	Biblical
Diodotos	-	Ancient Greek
Devin	['devin]