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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bit caught off" is not correct in standard English.
It seems to be a misphrasing, possibly intended to convey a feeling of being surprised or confused.
Example: "I was a bit caught off guard when they announced the changes to the project."
Alternatives: "a bit surprised" or "a bit taken aback."
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I'm calling Clark's office for the first time and I'm a bit caught off guard.
Even so, the Judiciary Committee chairman, Senator Arlen Specter, R-Pa., seemed a bit caught off guard.
Even so, the committee chairman, Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, seemed a bit caught off guard.
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Joey appeared a little caught off guard.
At the time, I was caught off guard and a bit outraged, but maybe I should not have been.
"We got caught off guard a little bit," Kittles said.
"I maybe got a little bit caught in between.
The assembled world leaders gave a bit of an audible response, and Trump was caught off-guard.
"Shane was caught off-guard by that a little bit," says Kevin Feige, president of production at Marvel Studios, whom I speak to a couple of days before Black.
Caught off-guard?
That was the question posed Tuesday night by the Rev. Al Sharpton to a panel of five Democratic mayoral hopefuls, and the five, caught a bit off-guard, offered divergent answers.
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