Idiom
catch napping
Meaning
To surprise; to take advantage of the lack of watchfulness of.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The thief caught the guard napping.”
“The team lost the game because the defense was caught napping during the final minute.”
“The sudden change in market conditions caught many experienced investors napping, leading to significant financial losses for those who failed to prepare.”
Examples
simple
“The thief caught the guard napping.”
contextual
“The team lost the game because the defense was caught napping during the final minute.”
complex
“The sudden change in market conditions caught many experienced investors napping, leading to significant financial losses for those who failed to prepare.”
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