"catch one with your pants down" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 讓某人措手不及
• 趁某人不備

Definition

在某人沒有準備好的時候讓其措手不及，通常是被發現犯錯或做尷尬的事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式、帶有幽默的成語。用於比喻措手不及、突襲他人（特別是在出錯或尷尬時），不用於正式場合，也不能按字面理解。

Examples

The reporter caught the politician with his pants down during the interview.

記者在採訪中**讓那位政客措手不及**。

They were caught with their pants down when the test started early.

考試提前開始時，他們**被措手不及**。

Don’t let them catch you with your pants down at work.

別讓他們在工作時**讓你措手不及**。

We were all caught with our pants down when the boss showed up early for the meeting.

老闆早到開會時，我們全都**措手不及**。

He totally got caught with his pants down when his phone rang during the presentation.

演講時他的手機響了，他完全**被措手不及**。

"If we don't prepare, we'll get caught with our pants down again," warned Jenny.

「如果我們不準備，又會**被措手不及**了。」珍妮警告道。