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• catch somebody with their pants down — catch sb with their ˈpants down idiom (BrE also catch sb with their ˈtrousers down) (informal) to arrive or do sth when sb is not expecting it and not ready, especially when they are in an embarrassing situation Main entry: ↑catchidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• catch somebody with their trousers down — catch sb with their ˈpants down idiom (BrE also catch sb with their ˈtrousers down) (informal) to arrive or do sth when sb is not expecting it and not ready, especially when they are in an embarrassing situation Main entry: ↑catchidiom …   Useful english 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 — 1 verb past tense and past participle caught 1 STOP/TRAP SB (T) a) to stop someone after you have been chasing them and prevent them from escaping: You can t catch me! she yelled, running away across the field. | If the guerrillas catch you, they …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• catch up — UK US catch up Phrasal Verb with catch({{}}/kætʃ/ verb [T] (caught, caught) ► [I] to do something you did not have time to do earlier: catch up on sth »We re trying to catch up on paperwork this week. catch up with sth »Sam drove straight to the… …   Financial and business terms

• catch*/*/*/ — [kætʃ] (past tense and past participle caught [kɔːt] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to stop something that is falling or moving through the air, and hold it Stewart caught the ball with one hand.[/ex] A bucket stood under the hole to catch the rain.[/ex] 2)… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• catch — [kætʆ] verb caught PTandPP [kɔːt ǁ kɒːt] [transitive] 1. be caught in something to be in a situation that is difficult to escape from: • The government is caught in the middle of the dispute. • The yen was caught in a downward spiral. 2 …   Financial and business terms

• catch v — catch 22 n, caught, be up with sth …   English expressions

• catch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of catching sth ADJECTIVE ▪ awesome (AmE), brilliant, good, nice, spectacular ▪ clean (esp. BrE) ▪ difficult …   Collocations dictionary

• catch on — UK US catch on Phrasal Verb with catch({{}}/kætʃ/ verb [T] (caught, caught) ► to become popular: »He invented a type of virtual reality helmet, but it never caught on. »Online trading has been slow to catch on in this part of the country. ► to… …   Financial and business terms

• ˌcatch (sb/sth) ˈup — phrasal verb 1) to go faster so that you reach the person or vehicle in front of you 2) to improve in order to reach the same standard or rate as someone or something He s missed so much school that he s going to find it hard to catch up.[/ex]… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English