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Catch You Later

To say farewell to someone for a short time-period or just a simple good bye

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  • This is a very old idiom, which was used by farmers gathering at a pub to chat or drink. While retiring for the night, they would bid farewell to each other by saying ‘catch you later’. This term gained popularity within a few years and was used by many people, to say good bye to their loved ones.
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She was in a hurry to pick her kids up from the school and told me that she would catch me later.

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Submitted on February 25, 2019

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catch you laterAn informal farewell
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te veo luego

Ci vediamo dopo

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