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Nina_Nia Posted 15 years ago
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To catch smb out
Hello,
What is the meaning of ' to catch smb out' in this sentence? Does it mean to surprise someone and put them in a difficult situation?
" Be careful answering quetions during your interview - this journalist can easily catch you out on subjects you may not like to discuss."
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What is the meaning of ' to catch smb out' in this sentence? Does it mean to surprise someone and put them in a difficult situation?
" Be careful answering quetions during your interview - this journalist can easily catch you out on subjects you may not like to discuss."
Thanks
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Does it mean to surprise someone and put them in a difficult situation? Yes, basically. It's definitely a British English expression, and my British colleagues would be better suited to help.
- Does it mean to surprise someone and put them in a difficult situation?
- Yes, basically.
- It's definitely a British English expression, and my British colleagues would be better suited to help.
- But, as I have heard it used, it often means to make you say something you might not to have made public, to befuddle and confuse so that you will say something you had no intention of saying.
- Let's hear what everyone else says...
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Does it mean to surprise someone and put them in a difficult situation? Yes, basically.
It's definitely a British English expression, and my British colleagues would be better suited to help. But, as I have heard it used, it often means to make you say something you might not to have made public, to befuddle and confuse so that you will sa
It's definitely a British English expression, and my British colleagues would be better suited to help. But, as I have heard it used, it often means to make you say something you might not to have made public, to befuddle and confuse so that you will sa
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Hi,
As you said, to catch somebody out means to surprise somebody and put them in a difficult situation
where they wouldn't expect to be. Also, there are contexts in which it's used to make fun of the miserable
person. For example: I was caught out when my friend found out that I had told her lies.
In addition, we might catch somebody out when we wish to
As you said, to catch somebody out means to surprise somebody and put them in a difficult situation
where they wouldn't expect to be. Also, there are contexts in which it's used to make fun of the miserable
person. For example: I was caught out when my friend found out that I had told her lies.
In addition, we might catch somebody out when we wish to
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