expr infml They caught him flat-footed — Они застали его врасплох They were trying to escape but were caught flat-footed in the attempt — Их накрыли при попытке к бегству
CATCH SOMEONE FLAT-FOOTED
Англо-русский перевод CATCH SOMEONE FLAT-FOOTED
Глазунов. New English-Russian dictionary of modern colloquial English Glazunov. Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики Глазунов. 2003