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Andyjunyan Posted 21 years ago
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what's the mean of " something be caught napping"?
what's the mean of " something be caught napping"?
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To be caught napping = to be taken or discovered unaware or unprepared .
- To be caught napping = to be taken or discovered unaware or unprepared .
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To be caught napping = to be taken or discovered unaware or unprepared
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A nap is a short sleep. "He likes to have a nap after lunch".
To be 'caught napping', is either to be found to be having a short sleep when one shouldn't be sleeping, or when a person is surprised by being caught doing something, as if that person was sleeping and not on guard.
It is similar in meaning to being 'caught out', or discovered in an unguarded moment.
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To be 'caught napping', is either to be found to be having a short sleep when one shouldn't be sleeping, or when a person is surprised by being caught doing something, as if that person was sleeping and not on guard.
It is similar in meaning to being 'caught out', or discovered in an unguarded moment.
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I would say that the underlying idea is not "doing something", but "not being ready for something", as Mister M. suggests.
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