to catch somebody napping
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to surprise or outsmart someone who is not paying attention or is unprepared
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Idiom
Informal
Exempel
The teacher caught the students napping, so they were unprepared for the surprise quiz.
to surprise or outsmart someone who is not paying attention or is unprepared
IdiomInformal
