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来源:人民教育出版社  作者:佚名  更新时间:2006-06-02 02:59:48   

catch someone flat-footed

If someone is caught or left flat-footed, they are put at a disadvantage when something happens which they do not expect, with the result that they do not know what to do next and often look clumsy or foolish.

`The people around were caught flat-footed,' said Mr. Enko. `Nobody expected floods of such magnitude.'

which made a fortune when it bought had agreed to buy Adidas but pulled out of the deal suddenly last week leaving the French millionaire flat-footed.

flat-footed

catch someone flat-footed

If someone is caught or left flat-footed, they are put at a disadvantage when something happens which they do not expect, with the result that they do not know what to do next and often look clumsy or foolish.

`The people around were caught flat-footed,' said Mr. Enko. `Nobody expected floods of such magnitude.'

which made a fortune when it bought had agreed to buy Adidas but pulled out of the deal suddenly last week leaving the French millionaire flat-footed.


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