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catch someone unawares Definition


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unawares
adverb
    1. Unexpectedly; by surprise.
      Thesaurus: by surprise, off guard, unexpectedly.
    2. Without knowing or realizing; inadvertently.
      Thesaurus: accidentally, inadvertently, unintentionally, unwittingly, unconsciously.
Idiom: catch someone unawares (take someone unawares)
    To catch or take them off guard; to surprise them.
Etymology: 16c.



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