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to be taken unawares

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  • taken unawares — Synonyms and related words: ad lib, astonished, caught napping, caught off balance, caught short, extemporaneous, extemporized, haphazard, hasty, impromptu, improvised, makeshift, precipitate, rough and ready, snap, struck with surprise,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • unawares — [[t]ʌ̱nəwe͟ə(r)z[/t]] PHRASE: V inflects If something catches you unawares or takes you unawares, it happens when you are not expecting it. Investors and currency dealers were caught completely unawares by the Bundesbank s action... The suspect… …   English dictionary

  • aback (taken) — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) adv. startled, taken unawares, surprised, confused, *thrown off guard …   English dictionary for students

  • catch somebody unawares — • to take somebody unawares • to catch somebody unawares (from Idioms in Speech) to surprise to be caught unawares (from Idioms in Speech) to be taken by surprise When I am caught unawares I usually tell the truth. (I. Murdoch) The use of his… …   Idioms and examples

  • take somebody unawares — • to take somebody unawares • to catch somebody unawares (from Idioms in Speech) to surprise to be caught unawares (from Idioms in Speech) to be taken by surprise When I am caught unawares I usually tell the truth. (I. Murdoch) The use of his… …   Idioms and examples

  • surprise — Act of taking unawares; sudden confusion or perplexity. In its legal acceptation, denotes an unforeseen disappointment against which ordinary prudence would not have afforded protection. On motion and upon such terms as are just, the court may… …   Black's law dictionary

  • ad lib — Synonyms and related words: a beneplacito, a discretion, ad arbitrium, ad libitum, ad libbing, al piacere, arrangement, at choice, at pleasure, at short notice, at sight, at will, be caught napping, be surprised, be taken unawares, be unprepared …   Moby Thesaurus

  • India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …   Universalium

  • Surprise — Sur*prise , n. [F. surprise, fr. surprendre, surpris; sur over + prendre to take, L. prehendere. See {Sur }, and {Prehensile}.] 1. The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Surprise party — Surprise Sur*prise , n. [F. surprise, fr. surprendre, surpris; sur over + prendre to take, L. prehendere. See {Sur }, and {Prehensile}.] 1. The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • un·awares — /ˌʌnəˈweɚz/ adv : without warning used to describe something that happens without being expected The rainstorm caught us unawares. [=we were not expecting the storm] She was taken unawares [=taken by surprise] by the sudden change in plans …   Useful english dictionary

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