catch out

• Verbe à particule signifiant découvrir l'erreur, la tromperie ou le manque de connaissances de quelqu'un, souvent de manière inattendue.

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

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Discover a mistake or deceptioninformalbritish

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

   prendre en défaut

   • 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.

   Synonymesdetectdiscoverensnareexposetraptrip upunmask

2. Surprise or trap someoneinformalbritish

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

   prendre sur le fait

   • 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.

   Synonymescatchdetectdiscoverexposesurprisetraptrip upuncover

Verbe de basecatch