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be caught with chaff

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be caught with chaff

To be easily fooled or duped. I only listened to that fool because I was caught with chaff back then.
See also: caught, chaff
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

be caught with chaff

be easily deceived.
Chaff is the husks of corn separated from the grain by threshing. Be caught with chaff has been used since the late 15th century as a metaphor for being easily fooled or trapped.
See also: caught, chaff
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
See also:
  • chaff
  • caught
  • be caught with (one's) trousers down
  • be caught with your pants down
  • be caught with (one's) pants down
  • caught with one's pants down, be
  • be caught flat-footed
  • flat-footed, to be caught/catch
  • caught with (one's) pants down
  • with (one's) pants down


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