Be caught on the wrong foot In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "be caught on the wrong foot", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2021-05-31 03:05

Be caught on the wrong foot phrase informal

If you are caught on the wrong foot, you are unprepared for something that happens quickly and unexpectedly.

We were caught on the wrong foot by his financial scandal.

I was caught on the wrong foot when the boss asked the reason why I was absent from work yesterday.

To express surprise or astonishment

An expression of surprise/shock or showing that you refuse to do something

Coincidentally, suprisingly; as a matter of fact

To greatly surprise, shock, or confuse someone

An exclamation of shock or surprise

The phrase "be caught on the wrong foot " is also used in the active form "catch somebody on the wrong foot". Both convey the same meaning.

His question caught me on the wrong foot.

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