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1 catch someone napping
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2 catch someone napping
expr infmlI was wise to him and wasn't going to be caught napping — Я раскусил его, так что голыми руками он меня не взял бы
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > catch someone napping
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3 catch somebody napping
застать врасплохThe first heavy snowfall of the winter caught the roads department napping — they had no grit.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > catch somebody napping
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4 catch smb. napping
зacтaть кoгo-л. вpacплoxWhere so much was at stake he did not propose to be caught napping (Th. Dreiser). It was Mrs. Skeffington. As she opened the door, her face was reddened, her manner flustered. She said: 'Oh, it's you two, is it? I'm afraid you've caught me on the wrong foot' (C. P. Snow) -
5 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) tage nogen på sengen* * *(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) tage nogen på sengen -
6 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) tage nogen på sengen* * *(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) tage nogen på sengen -
7 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) coger/pillar a alguien desprevenido -
8 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) coger/pillar a alguien desprevenido -
9 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) grípa e-n sofandi á verðinum -
10 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) grípa e-n sofandi á verðinum -
11 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) készületlenül talál; rajtakap -
12 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) készületlenül talál; rajtakap -
13 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) apanhar desprevenido -
14 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) apanhar desprevenido -
15 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) hazırlırksız yakalamak -
16 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) hazırlırksız yakalamak -
17 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) presenetiti -
18 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) presenetiti -
19 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) saada kiinni -
20 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) saada kiinni
См. также в других словарях:
catch someone napping — CATCH OFF GUARD, catch unawares, (take by) surprise, catch out, find unprepared; informal catch someone with their trousers/pants down; Brit. informal catch on the hop. → nap * * * catch someone napping (informal) 1. To detect someone in error… … Useful english dictionary
catch you napping — catch (you) napping to be surprised by something that you have not given attention to. I was caught napping by the last storm, but this time I ve already got batteries and flashlights and canned food on hand … New idioms dictionary
catch somebody napping — catch sb ˈnapping idiom (BrE) to get an advantage over sb by doing sth when they are not expecting it and not ready for it Main entry: ↑catchidiom … Useful english dictionary
catch someone napping — the teacher had warned us to be ever prepared, but the unannounced test caught most of us napping Syn: catch off guard, catch unawares, surprise, take by surprise, catch out, find unprepared; informal catch someone with their pants down … Thesaurus of popular words
catch someone napping — informal to do something that someone is not expecting so that you get an advantage over them Brazil caught England napping and scored two goals in the first ten minutes … English dictionary
catch someone napping — verb To take advantage of someones inattention … Wiktionary
catch napping — catch (you) napping to be surprised by something that you have not given attention to. I was caught napping by the last storm, but this time I ve already got batteries and flashlights and canned food on hand … New idioms dictionary
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 — 1 verb past tense and past participle caught 1 STOP/TRAP SB (T) a) to stop someone after you have been chasing them and prevent them from escaping: You can t catch me! she yelled, running away across the field. | If the guerrillas catch you, they … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
catch — Synonyms and related words: OD, abash, abduction, absorb, absorb the attention, accept, acquire, acquisition, allure, ambition, anchor, appreciate, apprehend, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, artful dodge, artifice, assimilate, astonishment,… … Moby Thesaurus
catch napping — verb To surprise; to take advantage of the lack of watchfulness of … Wiktionary