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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
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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
New English-Russian dictionary of modern colloquial English. Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. 2003