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caught short
adjective- unprepared, especially with regards to bodily functions AUSTRALIA, 1964
- DAWN: Barry feels the call of nature...“Cripe! Caught short again! I wonder where these jokers keep it?” — Barry Humphries, The Wonderful World of Barry McKenzie, p. 17, 1968
- “I want to go for a Gerry Riddle and an Edgar Britt,” Little Tich whispered, suddenly caught short. — Frank Hardy, The Outcasts of Foolgarah, p. 28, 1971
- Bush’s troops won’t be caught short [...] Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has published new operational requirements for military latrines after a top-to-bottom review concluded that current models are no longer acceptable for all situations[.] — Guardian, 2 September 2001
- embarrassed by an untimely lack of whatever is required UK, 1984
- Like so many other players in the county system, they are likely to be caught short unless they are toughened physically and mentally in the nursery for Test cricket which ideally should be county cricket. — Justin Langer, BBC Sports Online, 9 August 2001
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