CATCH WITH ONE`S PANTS DOWN

Meaning of CATCH WITH ONE`S PANTS DOWN in English

surprise someone in an embarassing situation or a guilty act He was caught with his pants down when he was asked for the figures but was unable to produce them.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

CATCH WITH ONE'S PANTS DOWN — {v. phr.}, {slang} To surprise someone in an embarrassing position or guilty act. * /They thought they could succeed in …
Slang English vocab
CATCH WITH ONE'S PANTS DOWN — {v. phr.}, {slang} To surprise someone in an embarrassing position or guilty act. * /They thought they could succeed in …
Словарь английских идиом
CATCH WITH ONE'S PANTS DOWN — v. phr. , slang To surprise someone in an embarrassing position or guilty act. They thought they could succeed in …
American Idioms English vocabulary
CATCH WITH ONE'S PANTS DOWN — разг. застать врасплох I think we caught them with their pants down, they are a bit confused. ≈ Я думаю, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CATCH WITH ONE'S PANTS DOWN — разг.застать врасплох I think we caught them with their pants down, they are a bit confused. — Я думаю, мы …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CATCH WITH ONE'S PANTS DOWN — разг. застать врасплох I think we caught them with their pants down, they are a bit confused. — Я думаю, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CATCH WITH ONE'S PANTS DOWN — разг. застать врасплох I think we caught them with their pants down, they are a bit confused. — Я думаю, мы их …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CATCH WITH ONE'S PANTS DOWN — разг. застать врасплох I think we caught them with their pants down, they are a bit confused. ≈ Я думаю, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITH — I. (|)wi]th, ]th, _wə] preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, preposition & adverb, against, opposite, toward, with; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATCH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PANTS — ˈpants, ˈpaan-, ˈpain- noun plural but sometimes singular in construction Usage: often attributive Etymology: short for pantaloons, plural of pantaloon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PANTS — /pants/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. ) 1. trousers (def. 1). 2. underpants, esp. for women and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CATCH — — catchable , adj. /kach/ , v. , caught, catching , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to seize or capture, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CATCH
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
Webster English vocab
CATCH — vi to attain possession. 2. catch ·noun act of seizing; a grasp. 3. catch ·noun a slight remembrance; a trace. …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
PANTS — pants BrE AmE pæn t s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PANTS — / pænts; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] 1. ( BrE ) underpants or knickers : a pair of pants …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CATCH — / kætʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( caught , caught / kɔːt; NAmE /) HOLD 1. [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITH — with S1 W1 /wɪð, wɪθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'against, from, with' ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PANTS — I. pants 1 S3 /pænts/ BrE AmE noun [plural] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: pantaloons ] 1 . especially American …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CATCH — I. catch 1 S1 W1 /kætʃ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle caught /kɔːt $ kɒːt/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PANTS — n.pl. colloq. 1 Brit. underpants or knickers. 2 US trousers or slacks. øbore (or scare etc.) the pants off colloq. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CATCH — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PANTS — n.pl. colloq. 1 Brit. underpants or knickers. 2 US trousers or slacks. bore (or scare etc.) the pants off colloq. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CATCH — v. & n. v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PANTS — n.pl. colloq. 1. Brit. underpants or knickers. 2 US trousers or slacks. Phrases and idioms: bore (or scare etc.) the …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
Oxford English vocab
CATCH — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. caught) 1. tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /daʊn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITH — Pronounced /wɪð/ for meanings 20 and 21. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PANTS — 1. Pants are a piece of underwear which have two holes to put your legs through and elastic around the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CATCH — ( catches, catching, caught) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PANTS — 1. Pants are a piece of underwear which have two holes to put your legs through and elastic around the …
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PANTS
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CATCH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PANTS
Cambridge English vocab
PANTS — Synonyms and related words : Bermuda shorts, Capri pants, bags, bells, bloomers, blue jeans, breeches, breeks, briefs, britches, buckskins, chivarras, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOWN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CATCH — Synonyms and related words : OD, abash, abduction, absorb, absorb the attention, accept, acquire, acquisition, allure, ambition, anchor, appreciate, apprehend, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PANTS — Noun/Adj. Nonsense, rubbish, bad. From the standard British English of pants, meaning underwear; also a variation on 'knickers'. E.g."The first …
Slang English vocab
DOWN — n. back down bear down beat down bog down boil down bowl down break down bring down broken down buckle …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PANTS — noun 1 ( BrE ) underwear ⇨ See also ↑ panties , ↑ underpants … OF PANTS ▪ pair VERB + …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

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