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caught flat-footed
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Rhode | | - | Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin |
| Phaedrus | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Shimshon | | - | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
| Patricija | | - | Slovene, Croatian |
| Gussie | | GUS-ee | English |
| Nojus | | - | Lithuanian |