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
Tully-History
Maryana-Russian
Eugenius-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Quinn[kwin]
HankeHAHN-kəDutch
HÁKon-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic