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catch off-guard

verb as in surprise

Strongest match

startle

Strong matches

ambush
bushwhack
capture
discover
grab
grasp
nab
seize
take
waylay

Weak matches

burst in on
catch in the act
catch off-balance
catch red-handed
catch unawares
come down on
drop in on
lay for
lie in wait
spring on
take by surprise

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But if Mr. Samaras does decide to force new elections, analysts said, it would mainly be because he sees an opening to consolidate his power in order to push through more reforms and face down Greece’s increasingly weak unions, which he has managed to catch off guard through his use of emergency edicts.

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