Catch a weasel asleep American phrase
To make a watful, or alert person feel surprised
I tried to make John, a former Navy, scared, yet I failed to catch a weasel asleep all time.
He is a vigilant person yet he looked dumbfounded when he saw me hold a fake gun. Yay! I caught a weasel asleep.
To be surprised by some sudden occurrence
To greatly surprise, shock, or confuse someone
The verb "catch" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this expression is not clear.
To overcome some disadvantage or get out of a bad situation when you have already lost a lot of time for it
We love Tim but we all think that it's impossible he can make up leeway and win first place in the race.