be caught short

1. slang To be unprepared for a certain situation, often one involving money. I was caught short at the restaurant, so I had to borrow money from my mom.

2. slang To become pregnant when one is not married. I think that Heather has missed so much school because she's caught short.

3. slang To have an urgent need to use the toilet. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I always use the toilet before a long drive, to avoid being caught short.

be caught short

BRITISH, INFORMAL

If you are caught short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet. He came out of the nearby bathroom; he had obviously been caught short yet again.

be caught (or taken) short

1 be put at a disadvantage. 2 urgently need to urinate or defecate. British informal

be caught/taken ˈshort

(British English, informal) suddenly need to go to the toilet in a place where it is difficult to find one

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释义	be caught short be caught short 1. slang To be unprepared for a certain situation, often one involving money. I was caught short at the restaurant, so I had to borrow money from my mom. 2. slang To become pregnant when one is not married. I think that Heather has missed so much school because she's caught short. 3. slang To have an urgent need to use the toilet. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I always use the toilet before a long drive, to avoid being caught short. See also: caught, short Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. be caught short BRITISH, INFORMAL If you are caught short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet. He came out of the nearby bathroom; he had obviously been caught short yet again. See also: caught, short Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. be caught (or taken) short 1 be put at a disadvantage. 2 urgently need to urinate or defecate. British informal See also: caught, short Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary be caught/taken ˈshort (British English, informal) suddenly need to go to the toilet in a place where it is difficult to find one See also: caught, short, taken Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: be caught/taken short caught short funny money come into (some) money come into money be (right) on the money color of someone's money, see the be made of money (right) on the money embezzle
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