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| caught off guard(idiom, unqualified, unsuspecting, unready) | |
| come unawares(idiom, inexpectation) | |
| contrary to expectation(idiom, inexpectation) | |
| dash forward(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| few and far between(adjective, idiom, rare, scarce) | |
| fly ball(unusual, strange) | |
| go against(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| going off deep end(violent, fierce, ardent, impulsive) | |
| gone off half-cocked(idiom, violent, fast, quick) | |
| happening unexpectedly(unintentional, unintended) | |
| jump the gun(idiom, violent, fast, quick) | |
| jut out(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| lacking spontaneity | |
| little known(new, unknown, untried) | |
| move crosswise | |
| near at hand(idiom, earliness) | |
| none such(idiom, unconformity) | |
| not anticipated | |
| not asked(unsolicited, uninvited, unsought) | |
| not foreseen |
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