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.
If someone cuts a sorry figure, he or she creates an unfavourable impression to others or causes others to regard him or her unfavourably.
Lisa cut a sorry figure at the job interview