with (one's) pants down



with (one's) pants down

Describing someone whose secret has been revealed or who has been caught doing something they wanted to keep hidden. Boy, that politician totally got caught with his pants down when that surveillance footage showed him stealing money.
See also: down, pant

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pelagiyapye-lah-GEE-yah, pee-lah-GEE-yahRussian
ZeusZOOS (English)Greek Mythology
PavelPAH-vyel (Russian), PAH-veel (Russian)Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Macedonian
BrittonBRIT-ənEnglish
CassidyKAS-i-deeEnglish (Modern)
Boghos-Armenian