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catch at

Idioms  
  1. Snatch, grasp, as in The beggars kept catching at their coats. [c. 1600] Also see grasp at straws.


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I’ve tried to catch at least the ending every Christmas Eve to warm my spirits, no matter how bad things may be.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Pope might feel unlucky to have fallen to Marnus Labuschagne's breathtaking one-handed catch at second slip, but this was yet another failure against Australia.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

Marnus Labuschagne takes another brilliant catch at slip as Will Jacks is dismissed for 47 to leave England on 337-8 on day five of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

Gurbaz fell eight runs short of a second T20 century after Raza made a superb catch at deep cover off the bowling of Richard Ngarava.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

He opened his arms and felt the wind catch at the coat.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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