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ON THE HOP (2,3,3)
on the hop
on the hop - If you are caught on the hop, you are surprised by someone doing something when you were not expecting them to and so you are not prepared for it.
in a sentence
His plans almost caught security chiefs and hotel staff on the hop.
Keep him on the hop: be nice, horrid, fast, slow, logical, instinctive.
Trevor, who was putting his own away at that moment, was caught on the hop and had no idea what to answer.
etymology
I'm afraid you've caught me on the hop - I wasn't expecting you till next week.
You caught us on the hop there, ol' buddy.
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