catch out

British

verb

informal (tr, adverb) to trap (a person), esp in an error or doing something reprehensible

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Example Sentences

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At one point, Adkins made a nice catch out of the backfield and bulldozed his way through defenders.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024

You have to get up early to catch out Lewis Hamilton.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

“But what we catch out at sea, does not.”

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2022

“It would be great to get it back, but that’s a souvenir for a fan. He made a great catch out there, and they’ve got every right to it,” Mr. Judge said, AP reported.

From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2022

I didn’t feel like a suspect, someone he was trying to catch out.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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