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idiomcatch sb on the wrong footif a question, action, or event catches someone on the wrong foot, they are not expecting it and are not ready to deal with it:If you didn't listen to her lectures carefully her sudden questions would catch you on the wrong foot.Shops throughout the country were caught on the wrong foot as thousands of kids demanded the heroes of 'Toy Story' as their Christmas presents.wrong-foot: BrE The Director was wrong-footed several times during questioning.
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