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

Definition und Bedeutung von „ catch somebody short“ im Englischen

to catch somebody short
01

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

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