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Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

caught short

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Source Word

caught short

Adjective

euphemistic not-comparable

(euphemistic) Needing to use the toilet at a point where no toilet facilities are available.

Japanese Meaning

（婉曲表現）トイレ設備がない状況で急にトイレを必要とする状態

What is this buttons?

During the long concert, I was caught short and had to wait until intermission to find a restroom.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

長いコンサートの間、トイレに行きたくてたまらず、休憩まで待たなければなりませんでした。

Sense（1）

(euphemistic) Needing to use the toilet at a point where no toilet facilities are available.

Some clever person came up with the apt name of little John (or big John for the optimist) for a suitably shaped container for those who were caught short.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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