To Catch Someone at a Bad Time In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "To Catch Someone at a Bad Time", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Caroline Tran calendar 2020-10-17 06:10

Meaning of To Catch Someone at a Bad Time

Synonyms:

badly timed , catch someone at a bad moment

To Catch Someone at a Bad Time spoken language phrase informal

To try to communicate or interact with someone at a time that is inconvenient for them, such as when they are busy and don't want to answer.

Don't you know it is rude to catch someone at a bad time?

Make sure that you do not catch the manager at a bad time. Your plan will surely be rejected.

Other phrases about:

to get a word in edgewise

Used to describe the action of expressing one's opinions although others are dominating the conversation.

 

put (one) off (one's) stride

To take someone's attention away from, or interfere with what they are doing, so that they are unable to do it well

be/come up against a brick wall

If you say you be/come up against a brick wall, you mean that you are unable to go on or change because some obstacles impede you.

cut (someone or something) short

1. To say or do something that makes someone talking stop.
2. To end something suddenly.


 

catch (one) at a bad time

To talk to someone at an inopportune time.

Grammar and Usage of To Catch Someone at a Bad Time

Verb Forms

  • Catches someone at a bad time
  • Catching someone at a bad time
  • Caught someone at a bad time

You can conjugate tense for "catch".

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This idiom is often used to express that you should accept an unpleasant situation or event because you cannot change it.

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