catch someone napping

Verb

Meaning

catch someone napping (third-person singular simple present catches someone napping, present participle catching someone napping, simple past and past participle caught someone napping)

(informal, idiomatic) To take advantage of someone's inattention.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

catch some zeds catch some zs catch someone at their own game catch someone off guard catch someone up catch someone with their pants down