措手不及

[cuò shǒu bù jí]

na.be taken by surprise
Webflat-footed; be caught unawares; ill-prepared

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be taken by surprise; be caught unawares [unprepared]; be too late to do anything about it; be too surprised to defend oneself; could make no adequate defense; could not think in time of a way to defend oneself; have no time to put in one's hands; spring a surprise on sb.; throw sb. off his guard