astounded vs caught on the hop

astounded

adj
  • Surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered. 

caught on the hop

adj
  • In a situation for which one is unprepared. 

  • In a situation of change, especially from a known to an unknown state. 

How often have the words astounded and caught on the hop occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )