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121catch it — get a scolding or lecture, catch hell [B] Did you catch it for coming in late? Was your mom mad? …
122catch on — I. learn how to do, learn the ropes We need trainees who catch on quickly people who learn fast. II. get work, get a job, hire on Maybe you can catch on with a survey crew for the summer …
123catch — a rich marriageable adult The imagery comes from angling. In former times a {good) catch, might be either male or female so long as he or she was rich: Gabriel had been quite a catch . (Boyd, 1982) …
124catch on — 1) understand, learn about It was difficult to catch on at first but finally I was able to understand the math problem. 2) become popular Recently ballroom dancing has begun to catch on among many people …
125catch it — (you ll) catch it British, informal something that you say in order to tell someone they will be punished for something bad they have done. You ll catch it if dad sees you smoking …
126catch-up — /ˈkætʃ ʌp / (say kach up) adjective 1. of or relating to a price rise, award increases, etc., which is an attempt to compensate for related increases elsewhere in the economy. –phrase 2. play catch up(s), a. to attempt to match a rival who is… …
127catch — Hopu (grab); apo (as a ball); apo apo; hei (in a net); loa a, ho opa a; hupu; po i, kī apu (between cupped hands); mili opu, hāhāmau (as fish with the hands). ♦ To catch a cold, loa a i ke anu. ♦ Catch the dog, hopua mai i ka īlio …
128catch-22 — n. a directive that is impossible to obey without violating some other, equally important, directive. □ There was nothing I could do. It was a classic catch 22. □ I had my choice between catch 22s. What do you call that kind of a dilemma? …
