catch out

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar el descubrimiento de un error, engaño o falta de conocimiento de alguien, a menudo de forma inesperada.

A phrasal verb used to indicate discovering someone's mistake, deception, or lack of knowledge, often by surprise.

incontable · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Discover a mistake or deceptioninformalbritish

   To detect someone in a mistake, lie, or wrongdoing, often by asking a clever question.

   Descubrir un error o engaño

   • The teacher tried to catch the student out with a tricky question.
   • He was caught out when his alibi didn't match the facts.
   • The journalist caught the politician out in a lie during the interview.

   Sinónimosdetectdiscoverensnareexposetraptrip upunmask

2. Surprise or trap someoneinformalbritish

   To surprise someone in a situation they were trying to avoid or hide.

   pillar / descubrir a alguien en un apuro

   • She was caught out by the sudden rain without an umbrella.
   • The burglar was caught out by the security guard.
   • I was caught out by the unexpected question.

   Sinónimoscatchdetectdiscoverexposesurprisetraptrip upuncover

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