catch out

不意を突く

相手が準備していないことを起こして、驚かせたり困らせたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To surprise someone with something they were not ready for.

• The sudden rain caught us out.
• That difficult question caught me out.
• A sharp bend can catch out drivers.

類義語： surprise, catch off guard

よく使う表現： catch someone out, catch out drivers

嘘を見破る

人が嘘をついたり、ごまかしたり、誤った情報を伝えたりしていると明らかにすること。

やさしい英語で： To show that someone is lying, pretending, or giving false information.

• Your story will catch you out.
• The reporter caught the minister out in a lie.
• They tried to catch out the fake expert.

使い方： catch someone out in a lie (Her questions caught him out in a lie.)

類義語： expose, unmask

よく使う表現： catch out a liar, catch someone out

間違いを見つける

人の間違いに気づいたり、悪いことをしたと明らかにしたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To notice someone’s mistake or show that they have done something wrong.

• That spelling question caught me out.
• She caught him out on a small mistake.
• The police caught them out when their stories differed.

使い方： catch someone out on something (The teacher caught me out on a spelling mistake.)

類義語： catch, trip up

よく使う表現： catch someone out, catch out a student

捕球でアウトにする

クリケットで打者の打った球を地面に落ちる前に捕り、打者をアウトにすること。

やさしい英語で： To end a batter’s turn by catching the ball they hit before it reaches the ground.

• The fielder caught him out.
• She was caught out near the boundary.
• Can they catch out the next batter?

類義語： dismiss

よく使う表現： catch someone out, catch out a batter