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to catch somebody with one's trousers down
to catch somebody with one's trousers down
01
to unexpectedly find or confront someone in an embarrassing situation
Dialect
British
British
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Examples
Jeff was caught with his pants down when he came to the meeting without having read the brief and the boss started firing questions at him.
