catch someone napping en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal) To take advantage of someone's inattention.
Wigan keeper Ali Al Habsi was forced to deny Stewart Downing and Bent in quick succession, and again got down well to deny Bent after a Young free-kick had caught Steven Caldwell napping.
2011 January 25, Les Roopanarine, “Wigan 1 - 2 Aston Villa”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| catching someone napping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| caught someone napping | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| caught someone napping | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| catches someone napping | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |