catch someone off balance
- catch someone off balance
catch someone napping & catch someone off balance & catch someone up short
to come upon someone who is unprepared; to surprise someone. (See also
asleep at the switch.) •
The enemy soldiers caught our army napping.
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The thieves caught the security guard napping.
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I didn't expect you so soon. You caught me off balance.
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The teacher asked a trick question and caught me up short.
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The robbers caught Ann off balance and stole her purse.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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catch off balance — {v. phr.} To confront someone with physical force or with a statement or question he or she is not prepared to answer or deal with; to exploit the disadvantage of another. * /The smaller wrestler caught his opponent off balance and managed to… … Dictionary of American idioms
catch off balance — {v. phr.} To confront someone with physical force or with a statement or question he or she is not prepared to answer or deal with; to exploit the disadvantage of another. * /The smaller wrestler caught his opponent off balance and managed to… … Dictionary of American idioms
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balance — bal|ance1 W2S2 [ˈbæləns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(steady)¦ 2¦(equal amounts)¦ 3 on balance 4¦(surprise somebody)¦ 5¦(bank)¦ 6¦(money owed)¦ 7¦(remaining)¦ 8 be/hang in the balance 9 tip/swing the balance 10¦(for weighing)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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