to  catch   somebody  short
catch
kæʧ
kāch
somebody
ʃɔ:t
shawt
short

تعريف ومعنى "catch somebody short"في اللغة الإنجليزية

to catch somebody short
01

to surprise or inconvenience someone unexpectedly, typically by catching them unprepared or unaware 

أمثلة
The sudden quiz in the class caught the students short, as they hadn’t revised the chapter yet. 
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