caught short
Needing to use the toilet at a point where no toilet facilities are availableNeeding to use the toilet at a point where no toilet facilities are available.
Значение
значений: 2(Британия, эвфемизм, без степеней сравнения)Needing to use the toilet at a point where no toilet facilities are available.
(идиома, разговорное, без степеней сравнения)Unprepared or without enough of something when it is needed
Происхождение
Compare French prendre de court.Compare French prendre de court.
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