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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catch it

Named Wilbur by the hive mind of social media, the animal blew up online after resident Jamaal Harrison posted a video to TikTok on Saturday showing his futile attempts to catch it on an e-bike.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

"You'll never catch it and you wouldn't know what to do with it if you did."

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Investors keep chasing performance, but they never seem to catch it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

"The element of surprise is like those children's toys with a shooting gallery, a little hammer, and a bunny that pops up in different windows... you have to be quick enough to catch it."

From Barron's ● May 17, 2026

The girl jumps in surprise and nearly drops the notebook but manages to catch it, though in the process her glove flutters to the pavement.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern