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prendre de court
prendre de court
to catch off guard
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to catch off guard
An idiom describing being surprised or unprepared, often used in the passive form être pris de court.
FR:
Il est désagréable de prendre de court ses collègues.
EN:
It’s unpleasant to catch your colleagues off guard.