catch it

Idioms  

1. Also, get it. Receive a punishment or scolding, as in If I forget anything on the shopping list, I'll catch it, or I'm really going to get it when I turn in my paper late. [Colloquial; early 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Leprosy, he told them, is one of the least contagious of all infectious diseases; he’d never caught it himself.

From The Wall Street Journal

I hit the shutter, hoping I caught it.

From Los Angeles Times

Some people mistakenly think the vaccine has given them flu, but the vaccine does not cause flu - instead, it gives your body the instructions it needs to fight off an infection should you catch it.

From BBC

“Jamie did a good job of catching it and putting it back,” Koo said, “but, at that point, it was too late.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I seen it coming, I saw them hit it down but it went right into my hands and I caught it. This is one of the most special moments of my life!”

From Los Angeles Times