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

Definiția și sensul cuvântului „ catch somebody short” în engleză

to catch somebody short
01

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

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