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catch off guard
catch off guard
synonyms
catch unawares
surprise
take by surprise
catch out
burst in on
catch red-handed
catch in the act
catch on the hop
catch someone with their pants down
come upon
catch someone with their trousers down
overtake
light on
hit
betide
sweep over
turn up
whelm
find unprepared
overpower
expose
overwhelm
detect
befall
catch
find
catch in flagrante delicto
catch someone napping
bowl a googly
discover
overcome
be visited on
catch in an unguarded moment
wrong-foot
chance on
strike
happen to
stumble on
fall on
come across
find out
engulf
catch unprepared
catch napping
unmask
bring to light
catch off guard
antonyms