be caught napping

But he was not to be caught napping this time.

Many industry officials and analysts say the Americans were caught napping.

"You on the inside were caught napping this time," he said.

She did not want to be caught napping by another spy.

And if Europe were caught napping now, that would pose serious problems.

Don't take it so hard; we've all been caught napping.

He'd been caught napping, but he wasn't the least embarrassed.

In other words, the king and his generals had been caught napping".

He isn't going to be caught napping a second time."

I was determined never to be caught napping again.

We say they were caught napping, as if nothing were more awful.

The Federation was alerted to them now and would not be caught napping twice.

The final days are coming, as predicted, and we can't afford to be caught napping.

"We've had warning now and we won't be caught napping again."

It wouldn't do for him to be caught napping when an empire was at stake.

But you wonder how many high-seeded teams will be caught napping in a long series.

"I don't think I'm the kind of man to be caught napping.

A sleeping duck always runs the risk of being caught napping by a fox or cat.

He was as cautions as a fox, and would not be caught napping.

Word soon circulated that he had said the administration had been caught napping on gas prices.

Dulcie, as though realizing she had been caught napping, now abruptly put on her professional face.

Both misplaced passes, looked flustered when under pressure and were caught napping a few times.

He wouldn't allow himself to be caught napping, unprepared.

The Allied pilots were "mad all the way through" at having been caught napping by the foe.

For an issue that could have dire effects on a health professional's career, many professional groups have been caught napping.