When I am caught unawares I usually tell the truth. (I. Murdoch)
The use of his first name took Wormold unawares. (Gr. Greene)
Idioms and examples. 2014.
catch somebody unawares — • to take somebody unawares • to catch somebody unawares (from Idioms in Speech) to surprise to be caught unawares (from Idioms in Speech) to be taken by surprise When I am caught unawares I usually tell the truth. (I. Murdoch) The use of his… … Idioms and examples
catch — catch1 W1S1 [kætʃ] v past tense and past participle caught [ko:t US ko:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take and hold)¦ 2¦(find/stop somebody)¦ 3¦(see somebody doing something)¦ 4¦(illness)¦ 5 catch somebody by surprise/catch somebody off guard 6 catch somebody… … Dictionary of contemporary English
заставать — ЗАСТАВАТЬ1, несов. (сов. застать), кого. Воспринимать (воспринять) кого , что л. зрением, успевая увидеть, найти, обнаружить где л.; Син.: застигать, Разг. захватывать [impf. to find somebody at home]. Утром я почти всегда заставал мать дома. До… … Большой толковый словарь русских глаголов
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застигать — ЗАСТИГАТЬ, несов. (сов. застигнуть), кого что. Находить (найти) кого , что л., обнаруживая в результате поиска, погони или внезапно в каком л. состоянии; Син.: заставать [impf. to catch unawares, take unawares; * to catch somebody off guard,… … Большой толковый словарь русских глаголов
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humour — /hyooh meuhr/, n., v.t., Chiefly Brit. humor. Usage. See or1. * * * I (Latin; fluid ) In early Western physiological theory, one of the four body fluids thought to determine a person s temperament and features. As hypothesized by Galen, the four… … Universalium
