#idiom
Catch one with (one's) pants
down😮
To encounter or catch one by surprise in a vulnerable and often embarrassing situation؛ or discover sb in the act of doing sth that is normally private or hidden.
🌀Thanks to that anonymous tip, we were able to catch the drug smugglers with their pants down—right when they were making the exchange.
🌀Jeff was caught with his pants down when he came to the meeting without having read the brief and the boss started firing questions at him.
🌀Some council members were using tax money as their own. But the press caught them with their pants down and now the district attorney will press charges.
🇺🇸Learning English Differently
🆔@EnglishByNinaKarami
Catch one with (one's) pants
down😮
To encounter or catch one by surprise in a vulnerable and often embarrassing situation؛ or discover sb in the act of doing sth that is normally private or hidden.
🌀Thanks to that anonymous tip, we were able to catch the drug smugglers with their pants down—right when they were making the exchange.
🌀Jeff was caught with his pants down when he came to the meeting without having read the brief and the boss started firing questions at him.
🌀Some council members were using tax money as their own. But the press caught them with their pants down and now the district attorney will press charges.
🇺🇸Learning English Differently
🆔@EnglishByNinaKarami