When you knocked at the door, I managed to sneak up on him.
"Let the Great World Spin" will sneak up on you.
Leslie: If we had a troll hunter, we could track its scent and sneak up on it.
"They sneak up on the birds, grab them and then strangle them with their hands and feet," Knight says. "This is totally new stuff."
My plan was toenter the house, sneak up on him from behind, and strangle thenattering little carbuncle with a sash.