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
Shanthi	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Kannada
Natia	-	Georgian
Biff	BIF	English (Rare)
Marco	MAHR-ko (Italian, Spanish, Dutch)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch
BreandÁN	-	Irish
Taner	-	Turkish