| 单词 | catch napping |
| 释义 | catch nappingSurprise, take unawares. This term is often used in the passive, as in The United States was really caught napping the day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. It originated in the mid-1500s as to be taken napping. Also see under off guard. Words nearby catch nappingcatch it, catchline, catchment, catchment area, Catchment board, catch napping, catch off guard, catch on, catch one's breath, catch one's death (of cold), catch out The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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