- catch with one's trousers down
- Confront when at a disadvantage
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
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trousers down, (catch) with one's — (Catch) unawares … A concise dictionary of English slang
catch — catch1 W1S1 [kætʃ] v past tense and past participle caught [ko:t US ko:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take and hold)¦ 2¦(find/stop somebody)¦ 3¦(see somebody doing something)¦ 4¦(illness)¦ 5 catch somebody by surprise/catch somebody off guard 6 catch somebody… … Dictionary of contemporary English
catch — I UK [kætʃ] / US verb Word forms catch : present tense I/you/we/they catch he/she/it catches present participle catching past tense caught UK [kɔːt] / US [kɔt] past participle caught *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to stop and hold something… … English dictionary
catch — [[t]kæ̱tʃ[/t]] ♦♦ catches, catching, caught 1) VERB If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device. [V n] Police say they are confident of catching the gunman... [V n] Where did you… … English dictionary
on the hop — (Brit. informal) 1 he was caught on the hop: UNPREPARED, unready, off guard, unawares, by surprise, with one s defences down; informal napping; Brit. informal … Useful english dictionary
pants — See: ants in one s pants, catch with one s pants down, fancy pants, fly by the seat of one s pants, get the lead out of one s pants, kick in the pants, wear the trousers or wear the pants … Словарь американских идиом
pants — See: ANTS IN ONE S PANTS, CATCH ONE WITH ONE S PANTS DOWN, FANCY PANTS, FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE S PANTS, GET THE LEAD OUT OF ONE S PANTS, KICK IN THE PANTS, WEAR THE TROUSERS or WEAR THE PANTS … Dictionary of American idioms
pants — See: ANTS IN ONE S PANTS, CATCH ONE WITH ONE S PANTS DOWN, FANCY PANTS, FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE S PANTS, GET THE LEAD OUT OF ONE S PANTS, KICK IN THE PANTS, WEAR THE TROUSERS or WEAR THE PANTS … Dictionary of American idioms
pants — [[t]pæ̱nts[/t]] 1) N PLURAL: also a pair of N Pants are a piece of underwear which have two holes to put your legs through and elastic around the top to hold them up round your waist or hips. [BRIT] I wash and dry myself and put on my bra and… … English dictionary
List of Mr. Bean episodes — This is an episode guide for the television series Mr. Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran between 1 January 1990 and 15 November 1995. Contents 1 Mr. Bean 2 The Return of Mr. Bean 3 The Curse of Mr. Bean … Wikipedia
