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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.
Do you see anything wrong?
Although you got the second prize, you was still defeated by the first one and fail to win, come first or become the champion in the end.
She congratulated me for getting the second prize, but I think second place is the first loser.
