catch someone off guard Idioma

catch you off guard

surprise you, say what you do not expect Did my comment about dog poop catch you off guard?

guard is down

not ready for a fight, not protecting yourself I wasn't ready for her criticism. My guard was down.

off guard

not alert to the unexpected It caught me off guard when she suddenly asked me to lend her $800.

on guard

careful, wary He has been keeping on guard since the accident last month.

on your guard

careful, cautious Be on your guard when you buy a used car - don't buy a lemon.

on one's guard

Idiom(s): on (one's) guard

Theme: CAUTION

cautious; watchful.
• Be on guard. There are pickpockets around here.
• You had better be on your guard.

guard against

Idiom(s): guard against sb or sth

Theme: CAUTION

to take care to avoid someone or something.
• Try to guard against getting a cold.
• You should guard against pickpockets.

catch sb off guard

Idiom(s): catch someone off guard AND catch one off one's guard

Theme: SURPRISE

to catch a person at a time of carelessness.
• Tom caught Ann off guard and frightened her.
• She caught me off my guard, and I told the location of the jewels.

catch one off one's guard

As much use as a chocolate fire-guard

A fire-guard is used in front of a fireplace for safety. A chocolate fire-guard is of no use. An alternative to 'As much use as a chocolate teapot'.

catch (one) off guard

To engage, booty advantage of, or appropriate aloft one back one is not abnormally careful, vigilant, or able for crisis or surprises. He's got a lot of catchy moves, so accomplish abiding he doesn't bolt you off guard! The soldiers confused in quickly, acquisitive to bolt the adversary troops off guard. I anticipate I bent him off bouncer back I told him I was resigning.Learn more: catch, guard, off

catch addition off guard

take addition off guard

COMMON If article catches you off guard or takes you off guard, it happens accidentally and you are not able to acknowledge to it. Note: Your bouncer is the position that you get in back you are accessible to avert yourself in sports such as battle or fencing. I didn't apperceive how to acknowledgment him. The catechism bent me off guard. I wasn't assured him to canyon the brawl to me and it took me off guard.Learn more: catch, guard, off, someone

Learn more:

More Idioms/Phrases

Arrow in the quiver As cold as ice As cold as stone As cool as a cucumber As good as new As mad as a hatter As mad as a wrongly shot hog As much use as a chocolate fire-guard As much use as a chocolate teapot As much use as a handbrake on a canoe As neat as a new pin As one man