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catch a tanTo get a suntan.Rate it:

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catch fireBecome engulfed with flames.Rate it:

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catch someone red-handedTo discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crime.Rate it:

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catch a break!To receive or get lucky opportunityRate it:

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catch a buzzTo become slightly inebriated, but not yet be drunk.Rate it:

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catch a coldTo become infected with cold.Rate it:

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catch airTo make a jump.Rate it:

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catch heatTo get into trouble with somebody; to be scolded or chastised.Rate it:

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catch itBe severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten.Rate it:

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catch nappingTo surprise; to take advantage of the lack of watchfulness of.Rate it:

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catch one's deathTo contract a serious illness, especially a nasty cold or other respiratory ailment and especially as a result of exposure to wet or chilly weather.Rate it:

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catch outTo put a batsman out by catching the batted ball before it touches the ground.Rate it:

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catch some raysTo sunbathe.Rate it:

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catch some z'sTo sleep.Rate it:

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catch someone nappingTo take advantage of someone's inattention.Rate it:

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Catch Someone Red-HandedTo get hold of a person or situation, while a wrong act is being carried outRate it:

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catch someone with one's hand in the cookie jarTo catch someone taking something that he or she is not entitled to.Rate it:

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catch someone's driftIf you catch someone's drift (or get someone's drift) it means you understand what they mean; this phrase is used especially when you want to get an idea across to someone but you don't want to exactly speak the words you mean or if you think the listener may be confused about what you meanRate it:

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catch someone's eyeTo capture someone's attention.Rate it:

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catch the eyeTo attract the attentionRate it:

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catch upTo entangle.Rate it:

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catch upTo compensate for or make up a deficiency.Rate it:

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catch upget level withRate it:

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you got a bus to catch?What's your hurry? Why are you rushing me out of here?Usually said when someone feels they are being rushed out of a placeRate it:

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widow's walkA roof-top walkway or balcony associated with the homes of early sea captains from which the wife could see far out to sea and hope to catch a glimpse of her returning husband's ship...or not. Sailing in wooden ships and/or whaling was a hazardous business.Rate it:

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blame canadaA catch phrase for shifting attention away from a serious social issue by laying responsibility with Canada.Rate it:

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burn upTo catch fire and burn until destroyed.Rate it:

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name it, claim itA catch phrase of the Christian Word faith movement, a statement of faith and affirmation.Rate it:

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stand upTo stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.Rate it:

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blue moonThe moon tinted towards blue as it appears in the sky, caused by dust or smoke in the atmosphere.Rate it:

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petite pluie abat grand ventA little rain lays much dust; Often quite a trifle calms a torrent of wrath.Rate it:

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à corsaire, corsaire et demiSet a thief to catch a thief.Rate it:

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à qui mal veut, mal arriveHarm watch, harm catch; Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.Rate it:

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as hungry as a hunterTo be very hungry. Hunters are presumed to be hungry because of the (often lengthy) time taken in order to catch their quarry.Rate it:

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attrape!1. Catch! 2. Take that! 3. It serves you right.Rate it:

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bien fin qui me rattraperaOnce bit, twice shy; They won’t catch me doing that again.Rate it:

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bite i gressetTo bite the dust, to die.Rate it:

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bottom fishingFishing with bait, lines, and other gear used to catch aquatic creatures which inhabit the lowest regions of a body of water, including a seabed or riverbed.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas le pérou (fam.)It’s no great catch.Rate it:

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close in onTo catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit.Rate it:

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come forto search for something or someone, in order to catch them/it.Rate it:

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consequi, assequi aliquemto catch some one up.Rate it:

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deprehendere aliquem (in aliqua re)to catch a person, find him out.Rate it:

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donner un pois pour avoir une fèveTo give a sprat to catch a herring. Rate it:

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donner un œuf pour avoir un bœufTo give a sprat to catch a herring (or, mackerel).Rate it:

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dusty millerA formulaic phrase for a miller, related to the dust generated in the milling process.Rate it:

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eeny meeny miney moe(short version) a way of choosing someone or something by counting off items one by one until the last word falls on a person or item to the full rhyme which is: eeny meany miney moe catch a tiger by the toe if he hollers let him go eeny meeny miney moe Whichever item falls on the last word "moe" that's the one that is chosen, for example to be "it" to start a game or to choose sides for teams. There are only four words per line that count. The last line "eeny meeny money moe" was later replaced by My mother said to pick the very best one and you are not it" (all words count for one as each person (item) is tapped.Rate it:

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faire du train (pop.)To kick up a dust.Rate it:

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get afterTo move into action in attempt to catch or defeat another.Rate it:

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go afterTo pursue in attempt to catch another.Rate it:

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