| 词组 | be caught with trousers down |
| 释义 | Idiom be caught with trousers downbe caught with (your) pants/trousers down 1. to be suddenly discovered doing something that you did not want other people to know about, especially having sex. Apparently he was caught with his pants down. His wife came home to find him in bed with the neighbour. 2. to be asked to do or say something that you are not prepared for. He asked me where I'd been the previous evening and I was caught with my trousers down. be caught with (one's) trousers downTo be taken by surprise; to be caught in a vulnerable (often embarrassing) position or situation. When the boss started firing questions at me, I was caught with my trousers down and looked like a fool. I just hadn't considered all of those potential outcomes yet and didn't know what to say. We seriously underestimated our opponents on Saturday and were caught with our trousers down. |
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