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be caught (or British taken) short1Be put at a disadvantage: he encouraged young people to build up a range of skills so they are not caught short when employment ends suddenly...- The council is still caught short with its plans to build public toilets in the centre of the CBD.
- After 68 minutes, Town were caught short at the back and Kasowali was allowed to run through and crack a firm shot from 30 metres that gave Ward no chance.
- Given Yeltsin's snap Hogmanay decision to quit it perhaps isn't surprising that Aron's weighty bio was caught short when it came out in hardback earlier this year.
1.1British informal Urgently need to urinate or defecate: those caught short in the store will have to pay £1 to use the toilets...- On one occasion, after being caught short during a particularly exciting match, he merrily urinated over the heads of the fans sitting below.
- It's actually a two-seater earth toilet called a midden that was built about 200 years ago during the time of the hall's foremost owner, John Spencer, for when residents were caught short in the park.
- Shoppers were caught short as facilities remained locked when cleaners went on strike.
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