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
Margotmar-GOFrench
Muhammadmu-HAHM-mahd (Arabic)Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Tajik, Indonesian, Malay
Grisha-Russian
Daquan-African American (Modern)
MarkÉTa-Czech, Slovak
Afif-Arabic