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
HeinoHIE-no (German), HAY-no (Finnish)German, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Estonian
RastusRAS-təsEnglish (Rare)
HÁVar&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
Belle[bel]
Byelobog-Slavic Mythology
Iria-Portuguese, Galician