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18 entries under expression topic. ×
| burst in on(idiom, take, disturb, discover) | |
| catch off-balance(take, disturb, discover, seize) | |
| catch off-guard(take, disturb, discover, seize) | |
| catch red-handed(verb, take, disturb, discover) | |
| catch unawares(verb, take, disturb, discover) | |
| come down on(idiom, take, disturb, discover) | |
| drop in on(idiom, take, disturb, discover) | |
| lay for(take, disturb, discover, seize) | |
| lie in wait(idiom, take, disturb, discover) | |
| spring on(take, disturb, discover, seize) | |
| take by surprise(verb, idiom, take, discover) | |
| catch napping(verb, disturb, surprise, interrupt) | |
| catch off your guard(verb, idiom, surprise) | |
| catch on the hop(verb, idiom, surprise) | |
| catch out(verb, surprise) | |
| catch somebody with their pants down(verb, idiom, surprise) | |
| come upon(disturb, interrupt, disrupt) | |
| intrude on(disturb, interrupt, disrupt) |
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