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91catch — See: early bird catches the worm, fair catch, shoe string catch, catch as catch can …
92catch\ up — v 1. To take or pick up suddenly; grab (smth). She caught up the book from the table and ran out of the room. 2. To capture or trap (someone) in a situation; concern or interest very much. Usually used in the passive with in . The Smith family… …
93catch\ up\ on — v 1. To take or pick up suddenly; grab (smth). She caught up the book from the table and ran out of the room. 2. To capture or trap (someone) in a situation; concern or interest very much. Usually used in the passive with in . The Smith family… …
94catch — 1. verb 1) he caught the ball Syn: seize, grab, snatch, grasp, grip, clutch, intercept, trap, receive, get 2) we ve caught the thief Syn: capture …
95catch on — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms catch on : present tense I/you/we/they catch on he/she/it catches on present participle catching on past tense caught on past participle caught on 1) to become popular or fashionable Sports drinks have… …
96catch — 1. n. a drawback. □ Okay, that sounds good, but what’s the catch? □ There’s no catch. It’s all on the up and up. 2. tv. to view something; to attend something; to hear something. □ We’ll take the chicks to catch a film after we eat …
97catch-22 — {n.}, {informal} From Joseph Heller s novel Catch 22 , set in World War II. 1. A regulation or situation that is self contradictory or that conflicts with another regulation. In Heller s book it referred to the regulation that flight crews must… …
98catch-22 — {n.}, {informal} From Joseph Heller s novel Catch 22 , set in World War II. 1. A regulation or situation that is self contradictory or that conflicts with another regulation. In Heller s book it referred to the regulation that flight crews must… …
99catch up — verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to pick up often abruptly < the thief caught the purse up and ran > b. ensnare, entangle < education has been caught up in a stultifying mythology N. M …
100Catch-22 — /kach twen tee tooh /, n., pl. Catch 22 s, Catch 22s. 1. a frustrating situation in which one is trapped by contradictory regulations or conditions. 2. any illogical or paradoxical problem or situation; dilemma. 3. a condition, regulation, etc.,… …
