Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “catch someone off guard” and its meaning is “to do something that surprises someone, particularly when he/she is not expecting it; take someone by surprise”.
Example Sentence: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting is taking place amid growing concern in China over India’s relationship with the US and a converging of their strategic interests when it comes to China. According to a report in March, India was able to ward off a potential Chinese military border incursion as a result of real-time intelligence and satellite imagery provided by the US about Chinese border positions. It was said to have enabled India to “catch Chinese armed forces off guard” and reportedly enraged Beijing.
This phrase is present in Indian anger and Chinese indifference quash hopes of border resolution and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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