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idiomcatch sb with his/her pants down1 to embarrass someone by finding out something about them that they do not want anyone to know:It's the price of fame in the US - someone will eventually catch you with your pants down and the story will be in every paper.A few people will be surprised by the information in Garson's new book, including politicians caught with their pants down.2 BrE spoken to make someone feel ashamed or embarrassed by asking them to do something when they are not ready or able to do it:We try to keep a bit of stock in reserve, so that we are not caught with our pants down.They caught us with our pants down, because we couldn't produce the figures to prove they were wrong.
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