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caught with one's pants down

caught with one's pants down adjective: caught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation.

Adjective

caught with one's pants down (not comparable)

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

caught with one's pants down meaning in Indonesian

caught with one's pants down in Indonesian

caught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation
tertangkap basah

Synonyms of caught with one's pants down

Origin of caught with one's pants down

Presumably engaged in some private or intimate activity. Pants may refer to either trousers or underpants.

Words formed from caught with one's pants down

Questions about caught with one's pants down

What does caught with one's pants down mean?
Caught with one's pants down means caught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation.
What is caught with one's pants down in Indonesian?
Caught with one's pants down in Indonesian is tertangkap basah. See Caught with one's pants down meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is caught with one's pants down?
Caught with one's pants down is an adjective.

Words near caught with one's pants down in the dictionary

  1. caught the bus
  2. caught the eye
  3. caught the light
  4. caught the sun
  5. caught up
  6. caught with one's pants down
  7. caught with the cookie jar
  8. caught wreck
  9. caught Z's
  10. caughten
  11. caughtest

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