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| any old way(expression, careless, casual, arbitrary) | |
| any which way(expression, careless, casual, arbitrary) | |
| at unawares | |
| beyond expectation(expression, inexpectation) | |
| bolt from the blue(expression, shock, revelation, disclosure) | |
| by the side | |
| catch by surprise(expression, inexpectation) | |
| catch napping(expression, inexpectation) | |
| catch unawares(expression, inexpectation) | |
| caught off guard(expression, unqualified, unsuspecting, unready) | |
| come unawares(expression, inexpectation) | |
| contrary to expectation(expression, inexpectation) | |
| few and far between(expression, adjective, rare, scarce) | |
| gone off half-cocked(expression, violent, fast, quick) | |
| jump the gun(expression, violent, fast, quick) | |
| lacking spontaneity | |
| move crosswise | |
| near at hand(expression, earliness) | |
| none such(expression, unconformity) | |
| not anticipated |
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