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". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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
