caught unawares



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caught unawares

To be surprised by someone or something. A: "Oh man, I was totally caught unawares when your mother showed up here this morning." B: "I figured as much when she told me that you answered the door in your robe and curlers!"
See also: caught

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Humayra-Arabic
Zavannazə-VAN-əEnglish (Rare)
IsidorEE-see-dawr (German)German, Russian, Macedonian
Nana (1)-Greek
Samanta-Italian, Spanish
Hendrikje-Dutch