catch out

verb

1. informal.
   tr, adverb to trap (a person), esp in an error or doing something reprehensible

Example Sentences

He described the scammers as "awful people who are preying on people's vulnerabilities", adding: "It doesn't stop us feeling daft, but I think it's something that's caught out hundreds of people."

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England were caught out on numerous occasions at the back, with not just Williamson making errors.

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Shelia Burgess from Magor, Monmouthshire, who began working at 15, thought she would be able to claim her state pension at 60, but was then caught out by government changes to the rules.

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But in Baku Norris was caught out by a yellow flag in qualifying and ended up starting way down the grid, and Piastri won.

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According to Matthias Schmidt of Schmidt Automotive Research, European firms have been caught out by a wave of "unsustainable" discounting by Chinese brands in their home market, which has affected sales of high-priced vehicles.

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