Catch (one) on the hop In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "catch (one) on the hop", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Tommy Tran

2022-05-11 05:05

catch off guard , catch with pants down , take by surprise

Catch (one) on the hop British informal verb phrase

To do something when someone is not expecting it and is not prepared for it.

To be honest, I didn't think you would finish it so quickly. You really caught me on the hop.

Poor Jake! Jane's turning him down really caught him on the hop.

the joker in the pack

Someone or something that tends to be unpredictable

blurt out

To say something without thinking

dad fetch my buttons

Used to express surprise

to take the biscuit

To be the worst of all the bad things that have happened.

sting in the tail

If a story, event, or announcement has a sting in its/the tail, it seems pleasant at first but contains a surprising and unpleasant part at the end.

The verb "catch" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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