51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

by surprise



Discover More

Idioms and Phrases

see take by surprise .
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Belichick issued an internal email after the CBS interview and ensuing uproar, saying he expected the focus to be on the book and that “unrelated topics” took him by surprise.

From

The song, Is This What You've Been Waiting For, is her first single release since 2021, and she told BBC Scotland's Reporting Scotland News at Seven programme that her emotions took her by surprise.

From

The future King's spokesman said he had been "caught by surprise".

From

Villa's comeback on the night, to win 3-2 after falling 2-0 down, took me by surprise but they really showed what they are made of.

From

Trump's announcement about talks with Iran appeared to take Israel by surprise.

From

Advertisement

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


by-streetby-talk