caught with pants down

caught with your pants down

in a situation that embarrasses you My job was to get as much information as possible so that my boss would not be caught with her pants down.

Usage notes: often said about situations you are not prepared for

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ŚWiĘTopeŁK	shvyen-TAW-pewk	Polish (Archaic)
Orville	AWR-vil	English
Sothy	-	Khmer
Ramona	rah-MO-nah (Spanish), rə-MON-ə (English)	Spanish, Romanian, English
Libby	['libi]
Marina	mah-REE-nah (Italian, Spanish, German, Russian), mə-REEN-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Russian, Uk