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
Cassianus	-	Ancient Roman
Kit	KIT	English
Thaddaios	-	Biblical Greek
Abegail	-	English (Rare)
Juozapas	-	Lithuanian
Charles	CHAHR-əlz (English), CHAHRLZ (English), SHAHRL (French)	English, French