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Catch sb with their pants/trousers down American phrase
To encounter or catch someone who is doing something that they are not prepared for and that reveals something embarrassing or shocking about them
I caught him with his pants down when he was gossiping about me.
Several undercover agents are following him to catch this drug dealer with his pants down.
My roommate was caught with her pants down, trying to steal my money.
To try to discover or understand the true facts about a situation before taking any action
After a long time of not knowing or being misled about something, you finally realize the truth about it
1. To discover that someone has wrong or deceptive actions
2. To realize that someone is no longer at home
1. To discover or understand something.
2. To study and give a judgement about someone/something.
1. To indirectly and carefully attempt to know someone's opinion or the nature of something.
2. To carefully move one's limbs around to find a way out of or to somewhere because one can't see anything.
The verb "catch" must be conjugated according to its tense.
There are different theories about the origin of this phrase. It may have come from a husband catching another man with his wife or an enemy catching a soldier relieving himself.
Do you see anything wrong?
To be thankful or grateful for one's good luck usually while avoiding a bad situation
You should count your lucky stars as you managed to avoid that violent car accident.
