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catch unawares
catch unawares
synonyms
surprise
take by surprise
catch off guard
burst in on
catch out
catch in the act
catch red-handed
come upon
discover
catch someone with their trousers down
catch on the hop
catch someone with their pants down
nab
come across
chance on
overtake
sweep over
turn up
unmask
come down on
wrong-foot
seize
grasp
find unprepared
fall on
engulf
take
grab
lie in wait
hit
expose
overcome
spring on
catch unprepared
overwhelm
find out
startle
waylay
overpower
detect
lay for
strike
drop in on
find
light on
whelm
happen to
stumble on
catch off-balance
catch someone napping
catch unawares
definitions