Take+unawares
51nick — {{11}}nick (n.) notch, groove, slit, late 15c., nyke, of unknown origin, possibly influenced by M.Fr. niche (see NICHE (Cf. niche)), or from it. Nick of time is first attested 1640s (nick of opportunity is 1610s), possibly from an old custom of… …
52catch out — ► catch out Brit. 1) discover that (someone) has done something wrong. 2) take unawares: you might get caught out by the weather. Main Entry: ↑catch …
53blind side — noun the side on which your vision is limited or obstructed • Hypernyms: ↑side * * * I. noun 1. : the side on which one that is blind in one eye cannot see 2. : an aspect of a matter in which one can see no fault 3 …
54catch — v. & n. v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or prevent from escaping; capture in a trap, in one s hands, etc. b (also catch hold of) get into one s hands so as to retain, operate, etc. (caught hold of the handle) …
55blind|side — «BLYND SYD», transitive verb. 1. to overpower or hit unexpectedly, or when one is unprotected: »When there are no apparent challengers on the horizon get ready to be blindsided. 2. to surprise; take unawares: »The award blindsided the first time… …
56Inexpectation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inexpectation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inexpectation inexpectation non expectation Sgm: N 1 false expectation false expectation &c.(disappointment) 509 Sgm: N 1 miscalculation miscalculation &c. 481 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N …
57Genesis 31 — 1 And he heard the words of Laban s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father s; and of that which was our father s hath he gotten all this glory. 2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him… …
58Ignorance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ignorance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ignorance ignorance nescience tabula rasa crass ignorance ignorance crasse Sgm: N 1 unacquaintance unacquaintance Sgm: N 1 unconsciousness unconsciousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 …
59surprise — n. & v. n. 1 an unexpected or astonishing event or circumstance. 2 the emotion caused by this. 3 the act of catching a person etc. unawares, or the process of being caught unawares. 4 (attrib.) unexpected; made or done etc. without warning (a… …
60Numbers 35 — 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the… …
