catch\ with\ one's\ pants\ down

catch\ with\ one's\ pants\ down
v. phr. slang
(smb) - To surprise someone in an embarrassing position or guilty act.

They thought they could succeed in the robbery, but they got caught with their pants down.

When the weather turned hot in May, the drive-in restaurant was caught with its pants down, and ran out of ice cream before noon.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • 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 the robbery, but they got caught with their pants down./ * /When the weather turned hot in May, the drive in restaurant was… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • 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 the robbery, but they got caught with their pants down./ * /When the weather turned hot in May, the drive in restaurant was… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • with\ one's\ pants\ down — See: catch with one s pants down …   Словарь американских идиом

  • with one's pants down — See: CATCH ONE WITH ONE S PANTS DOWN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • with one's pants down — See: CATCH ONE WITH ONE S PANTS DOWN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pants — See: ants in one s pants, catch with one s pants down, fancy pants, fly by the seat of one s pants, get the lead out of one s pants, kick in the pants, wear the trousers or wear the pants …   Словарь американских идиом

  • pants — See: ANTS IN ONE S PANTS, CATCH ONE WITH ONE S PANTS DOWN, FANCY PANTS, FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE S PANTS, GET THE LEAD OUT OF ONE S PANTS, KICK IN THE PANTS, WEAR THE TROUSERS or WEAR THE PANTS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pants — See: ANTS IN ONE S PANTS, CATCH ONE WITH ONE S PANTS DOWN, FANCY PANTS, FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE S PANTS, GET THE LEAD OUT OF ONE S PANTS, KICK IN THE PANTS, WEAR THE TROUSERS or WEAR THE PANTS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pants — [[t]pæ̱nts[/t]] 1) N PLURAL: also a pair of N Pants are a piece of underwear which have two holes to put your legs through and elastic around the top to hold them up round your waist or hips. [BRIT] I wash and dry myself and put on my bra and… …   English dictionary

  • pants — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) Brit. underpants or knickers. 2) chiefly N. Amer. trousers. 3) Brit. informal rubbish; nonsense. ● catch someone with their pants (or trousers) down Cf. ↑catch someone with their trousers down ● …   English terms dictionary

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