with (one's) pants down

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with (one's) pants down

Describing someone whose secret has been revealed or who has been caught doing something they wanted to keep hidden. Boy, that politician totally got caught with his pants down when that surveillance footage showed him stealing money.

with (one's) pants down

Slang

In an embarrassing position.

See also: down, pant

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You could walk through the doors, but there was nothing to enter, nothing to experience except the other side (demystified at last!) and perhaps a fleeting sense of imaginary exposure--as if you were caught with your pants down, inadvertently flashing your uglies.

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The embarrassment of a few minutes with your pants down in front of a doctor is a small price for your health.