catch napping

kæʧ ˈnæpɪŋ

caught napping

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Definition of catch napping - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

surprise

find someone unprepared or off guard

The sudden question caught him napping during the meeting.

ambush

surprise

not paying attention

surprise someone who is not paying attention

The thief was caught napping by the alert security guard.

catch off guard

surprise

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Expressions with catch

catch cold

become ill with a cold virus

She might catch cold if she goes out without a coat.

catch breath

pause to breathe after physical activity

After the run, she stopped to catch breath.

catch fire

start to burn or burst into flames

The dry leaves can easily catch fire.

catch flies

capture small flying insects

He used a net to catch flies.

catch someone's attention

make someone notice something

The bright colors caught her attention immediately.

catch up with

reach someone who is ahead

I had to run to catch up with her on the trail.

Examples of catch napping in a sentence

She was caught napping by the unexpected deadline.
The player was caught napping and lost the ball.
She was caught napping during the meeting.

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French:prendre au dépourvu, attraper sur le fait, ...
German:unvorbereitet erwischen, unaufmerksam erwischen, ...
Italian:cogliere impreparato, sorprendere impreparato, ...
Spanish:agarrar desprevenido, sorprender desprevenido, ...
Portuguese:apanhar desprevenido, ...
Chinese:措手不及, 抓个正着, ...
Japanese:不意を突く, 油断しているところを捕まえる, ...
Arabic:فاجَأَ, فَاجَأَ غَافِلًا, ...
Hebrew:לִתְפּוֹס לֹא מוּכָן, לְהַפְתִּיעַ, ...
Russian:застать врасплох, поймать на месте преступления, ...
Ukrainian:застати зненацька, спіймати на гарячому, ...
Hindi:अप्रस्तुत पकड़ना, ध्यान न देना, ...
Bengali:অপ্রস্তুত ধরা, অমনোযোগী অবস্থায় ধরা, ...
Catalan:agafar desprevingut, agafar distret, ...
Czech:zaskočit někoho, nachytat nepřipraveného, ...
Danish:overraske uforberedt, overraske uopmærksom, ...
Dutch:onvoorbereid betrappen, verrassen terwijl iemand niet oplet, ...
Greek:πιάνω απροετοίμαστο, πιάνω απρόσεκτο, ...
Hungarian:meglepni, ...
Khmer:ចាប់បានពេលមិនទាន់ត្រៀមខ្លួន, ចាប់បានពេលកំពុងធ្វេសប្រហែស, ...
Korean:방심한 상태에서 발견하다, 주의를 기울이지 않는 상태에서 놀라게 하다, ...
Persian:غافلگیر کردن, در حال غفلت گیر انداختن, ...
Polish:złapać nieprzygotowanego, zaskoczyć kogoś, kto nie zwraca uwagi, ...
Portuguese (BR):pegar de surpresa, apanhar desprevenido, ...
Romanian:a prinde nepregătit, a surprinde în flagrant, ...
Swedish:överraska oförberedd, överraska någon som inte är uppmärksam, ...
Thai:จับได้ว่าไม่พร้อม, จับได้ว่าไม่สนใจ, ...
Turkish:hazırlıksız yakalamak, dikkatsiz yakalamak, ...
Vietnamese:bắt gặp không chuẩn bị, bắt gặp không chú ý, ...

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