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• catch up on something — catch up on (something) 1. to do whatever you have not had time to do. I have to catch up on my reading. 2. to find out about something. Most folks stop here for a cup of coffee while they catch up on the day s news …   New idioms dictionary

• catch sight of something — catch sight of (someone/something) to see someone or something only for a moment. I caught sight of someone with red hair and knew it was you …   New idioms dictionary

• catch on to something — ˌcatch ˈon (to sth) derived (informal) to understand sth • He is very quick to catch on to things. Main entry: ↑catchderived …   Useful english dictionary

• catch hold of something — catch, get, grab, take, etc. (a) ˈhold of sb/sth idiom to have or take sb/sth in your hands • He caught hold of her wrists so she couldn t get away. • Lee got hold of the dog by its collar. • Quick, grab a hold of that rope …   Useful english dictionary

• catch hell (for something) — tv. to get severely reprimanded for (doing) something. □ I knew I’d catch hell for it. □ Somebody is going to catch hell for this! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• you won't catch someone doing something — you won’t/wouldn’t/catch someone doing something phrase used for saying that it is very unlikely that someone will or would do something You wouldn’t catch me taking work home every night. Thesaurus: not likely to happensynonym general words… …   Useful english dictionary

• you wouldn't catch someone doing something — you won’t/wouldn’t/catch someone doing something phrase used for saying that it is very unlikely that someone will or would do something You wouldn’t catch me taking work home every night. Thesaurus: not likely to happensynonym general words… …   Useful english dictionary

• catch up on something — …   Useful english dictionary

• catch up on — (something) 1. to do whatever you have not had time to do. I have to catch up on my reading. 2. to find out about something. Most folks stop here for a cup of coffee while they catch up on the day s news …   New idioms dictionary

• catch — catch1 W1S1 [kætʃ] v past tense and past participle caught [ko:t US ko:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take and hold)¦ 2¦(find/stop somebody)¦ 3¦(see somebody doing something)¦ 4¦(illness)¦ 5 catch somebody by surprise/catch somebody off guard 6 catch somebody… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• catch — catch1 [ kætʃ ] (past tense and past participle caught [ kɔt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop and hold something/someone ▸ 2 stop someone escaping ▸ 3 find and arrest ▸ 4 (hunt and) stop animal ▸ 5 get on public vehicle ▸ 6 discover someone doing something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English