catch

  • 131catch —   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 …

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  • 132catch-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? …

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