on the hop
Playing truant from schoolPlaying truant from school.
» I don't like being caught on the hop.
Ich mag es nicht, überrumpelt zu werden. — mayabe
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3 senses(Ireland, slang)Playing truant from school.
Spontaneous; unplanned.
Unprepared; unready and unable to deal with something.
Examples
3 sentencesI don't like being caught on the hop.
deIch mag es nicht, überrumpelt zu werden. — mayabe
On Sunday, Tom went hop-picking on the farm.
Let me know beforehand instead of catching me on the hop at the last minute.
deSag mir vorher Bescheid, anstatt mich im letzten Moment auf dem falschen Fuß zu erwischen. — Yorwba
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