element of surprise

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Thestrategicadvantageaffordedto apartywhen itsoppositionmay be caught bysurprise.We should attack the enemy's camp now while we still have theelement of surprise.1992February 2, Jen Wofford, quoting Garance Franke-Ruta, “Activists Protest Price of AIDS Drug”, inGay Community News, volume19, number28, page 5:We exist separately from ACT UP/New York because it's impossible to conduct small actions [i.e. protests] that rely on theelement of surprisefor their success, when you need to tell 200 people about them first.

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