with pants down
with (one's) pants down
Describing someone whose secret has been revealed or who has been caught doing something they wanted to keep hidden. Boy, that politician totally got caught with his pants down when that surveillance footage showed him stealing money.
See also: down, pant
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
with (one's) pants down
Slang In an embarrassing position.
See also: down, pant
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- with (one's) pants down
- caught
- be caught with (one's) trousers down
- be caught with your pants down
- be caught with (one's) pants down
- caught with one's pants down, be
- caught with (one's) pants down
- bang to rights
- caught bending
- footed