دیکشنری آنلاین تحلیلگران ( معنی فارسی caught short )

caught short

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Idioms

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caught short
not prepared for something.

Airlines were caught short of fuel because of the oil workers' strike.

Usage notes: often used when someone does not have enough money:

The cash machines aren't working and I'm really caught short.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

caught short
to not have enough of something (usually money) when you need it

I was caught short and had to borrow some money from my father last week.

I was caught short last month and could not pay my credit card bill.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

caught short
adj. phr., informal Not having enough of something when you need it.
Mrs. Ford was caught short when the newspaper boy came for his money a day early.
The man was caught short of clothes when he had to go on a trip.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲