catch off guard

see under off guard.

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But if Mr. Samaras does decide to force new elections, analysts said, it would mainly be because he sees an opening to consolidate his power in order to push through more reforms and face down Greece’s increasingly weak unions, which he has managed to catch off guard through his use of emergency edicts.

From New York Times

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