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  • 1caught unawares —    If someone is caught unawares, they are surprised and unprepared for what happens.     The security guard moved so silently that the thief was caught unawares …

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  • 2unawares — unaware, unawares 1. The adjective unaware is used predicatively (i.e. after a verb) and is followed either by of or by a that clause: • She still seemed unaware of the peril that she was in M. Lide, 1991 • Quite unaware that he had a month s… …

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  • 3unawares — adverb 1 take/catch sb unawares to happen or to do something in a way that someone was not expecting and so was not prepared for: Caught unawares like that, I was unable to think of an excuse. 2 formal without noticing: We had walked unawares… …

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  • 4unawares — [[t]ʌ̱nəwe͟ə(r)z[/t]] PHRASE: V inflects If something catches you unawares or takes you unawares, it happens when you are not expecting it. Investors and currency dealers were caught completely unawares by the Bundesbank s action... The suspect… …

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  • 5caught short — phrasal 1. : taken unawares : found ill prepared, inadequately equipped, or poorly supplied he was caught short by the blunt question 2. : inopportunely seized with a need to relieve oneself * * * caught short (informal) Having a sudden,… …

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  • 6unaware, unawares — Unaware is an adjective meaning not aware of, unconscious of: He was unaware of the danger that lay ahead. Unaware as I was, I made a serious mistake. Unawares is an adverb meaning unexpectedly, by surprise : They came upon the scene of the… …

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  • 81992 Formula One season — F1 season Previous = 1991 Current = 1992 Next = 1993The 1992 Formula One season was the 43rd FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 1, 1992, and ended on November 8 after sixteen races.eason summaryAfter the end of the… …

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