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catch someone flat-footed

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kach suhm-wuhn, -wuh n flat-foo t-id]
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kach suhm-wuhn, -wuh n flat-foo t-id]

Definitions of catch someone flat-footed words

  • noun catch someone flat-footed to catch someone who is unprepared; take by surprise 3
  • noun catch someone flat-footed to catch someone who is in the act of committing some offense 3

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Parts of speech for Catch someone flat-footed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

catch someone flat-footed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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