Catch/throw Somebody Off Guard - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 catch/throw somebody off guard From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcatch/throw somebody off guardcatch/throw somebody off guardREADYto surprise someone by doing something that they are not ready to deal with  Senator O'Hare was caught off guard by the question. → guardExamples from the Corpuscatch/throw somebody off guard• The president faces issues that can catch him off guard and undermine his authority.• Penelope flinched, angry at her thoughts, and at the girl who had caught her off guard.• I said it suddenly like that, just blurted it out, and I guess it caught him off guard.• The question caught Firebug off guard.• She really caught me off guard with her comments.• This caught me completely off guard.• The words caught him off guard. Exercises Exercises

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