phrasal
1. : taken unawares : found ill-prepared, inadequately equipped, or poorly supplied
he was caught short by the blunt question
2. : inopportunely seized with a need to relieve oneself
phrasal
1. : taken unawares : found ill-prepared, inadequately equipped, or poorly supplied
he was caught short by the blunt question
2. : inopportunely seized with a need to relieve oneself
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012