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catch (unawares); take by surprise; reach (sb.) | |||
take unawares (pf of застигать); catch (pf of застигать); surprise (pf of застигать) | |||
take unawares | |||
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overtake (врасплох); nab (Anglophile); walk in on (someone doing something - кого-либо за каким-либо занятием • I walked in on my daughter kissing the boy next door. • I was probably 17 years old and walked in on my friend playing with Legos. • I walked in on friend's little brother as he was putting some of his mum's concealer powder on his butt. • The court found Sister Abhaya had walked in on them while they were engaging in a sex act in the kitchen, and killed her to conceal their sins. • Rochester Police Chief Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan said two officers responding to that call walked in on the robbery in progress. 4uzhoj) | |||
surprise (pf of застигать); take unawares (pf of застигать); catch (pf of застигать) | |||
catch someone out |
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American usage, not spelling | 1 |
General | 14 |
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