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catch someone with their pants down

catch someone with their pants down is the alternative form of caught with one's pants down.

Meaning of caught with one's pants down

Adjective

caught with one's pants down (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Caught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation.
    Synonyms:
    flat-footed

Forms of catch someone with their pants down

third-person singular presentcatches someone with their pants down
present participlecatching someone with their pants down
past participlecaught someone with their pants down
pastcaught someone with their pants down

Questions about catch someone with their pants down

What is catch someone with their pants down the alternative form of?
Catch someone with their pants down is the alternative form of caught with one's pants down.

Words near catch someone with their pants down in the dictionary

  1. catch some rays
  2. catch some z's
  3. catch some zs
  4. catch someone at their own game
  5. catch someone napping
  6. catch someone with their pants down
  7. catch someone's drift
  8. catch someone's eye
  9. catch someone's fancy
  10. catch step
  11. catch steps

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