- catch someone flatfooted
- idi to catch someone unprepared or in the midst of a transgression
From formal English to slang. 2014.
catch someone flatfooted
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flatfooted — flat•foot•ed [[t]ˈflætˈfʊt ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) pat having flatfeet 2) firm and explicit: a flatfooted denial[/ex] 3) clumsy or plodding: flatfooted writing[/ex] • catch someone flatfooted Etymology: 1595–1605 flat′foot′ed•ness, n … From formal English to slang
catch — [kætʆ] verb caught PTandPP [kɔːt ǁ kɒːt] [transitive] 1. be caught in something to be in a situation that is difficult to escape from: • The government is caught in the middle of the dispute. • The yen was caught in a downward spiral. 2 … Financial and business terms
