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Catch it   /kætʃ ɪt/   Listen
Catch it

verb
1.
Receive punishment; be scolded or reprimanded.






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"Catch it" Quotes from Famous Books



... are failures! They only succeeded with Gwynplaine." And shaking her fist at her son, she added, "If I only knew your father, wouldn't he catch it!" ...
— The Man Who Laughs • Victor Hugo

... explosion comes—for we can't reckon on the two slow matches burning just the same time—we all heave together till we find the hatch lifts; then, when the second comes, we chuck it over and leap out. If you see a weapon, catch it up, but don't waste time looking about, but go at them with your fists. They will be scared pretty well out of their senses, and you will not be long before you all get hold of weapons of some sort. Now, Pettigrew, shove your blade ...
— When London Burned • G. A. Henty

... remarkable thing - most remarkable," answered the stolid stranger, laughing; "because, as a matter of fact, you are quite right. I did catch it. But fancy your guessing it like that. Dear me, it's ...
— Three Men in a Boa • Jerome K. Jerome

... 'You will never catch it,' Tom said, as Harold snatched up his bag and started to run, 'Here, jump on to Beaver, and leave him at the station. I can go ...
— Tracy Park • Mary Jane Holmes

... have borne it all our lives. But 'pears like my heart would break when I think of my children sold down Souf." Uncle Peter wiped his eyes with his tattered coat-sleeve, and added: "But de Lord is coming to judge de earth with righteousness, and den I reckon de Rebs will catch it." ...
— Winning His Way • Charles Carleton Coffin


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