| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| caught dead |
(See wouldn't be caught dead)
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| caught flatfooted |
not ready to respond, mind in neutral
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Esposito was caught flatfooted by Lemaire's slapshot - an easy goal!
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| caught in the act |
caught doing a crime, caught with his pants down
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Two of the boys were caught in the act of vandalism. They were breaking car windows.
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| caught looking |
be looking when you should have been acting
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I was caught looking when he hit the ball. I just watched it.
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| caught red-handed |
caught with evidence, caught in the act
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The smuggler was caught red-handed with a kilo of cocaine.
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| caught up |
busy with, involved
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Maidra is caught up in church activities. She's very busy.
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| caught up |
be finished, completed the required work
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I want to get caught up on my cleaning before we have guests.
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| caught with his pants down |
found doing a bad act, caught in the act
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Percy was caught cheating - caught with his pants down.
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| cauliflower ear |
a human ear that looks like a small cauliflower
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After years of playing rugby Ron had a cauliflower ear. It had
been bumped and injured too many times.
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| caution |
(See a caution)
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