sneak up on



sneak up on someone or something

to approach someone or something quietly and in secret. Please don't sneak up on me like that. I sneaked up on the cake, hoping no one would see me. someone did.
See also: on, sneak, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HellaHE-lah (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Patrice (2)-English
Hendel-Yiddish
Afra['æfrə]
Jonas (1)YO-nusLithuanian
AmbroŽ-Slovene, Czech (Rare)