catch it

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]

Example Sentences

A post on the MLB.com X account shows Alberto tossing the ball back and forth to Trout, who catches it with his bare hands while wearing his cap backward.

From Los Angeles Times

Both male and female koalas can contract the disease, which is a different strain to the one found in humans, while joeys can catch it through feeding in their mother's pouch.

From BBC

But across the United States there are safeguards to prevent or catch it.

From Los Angeles Times

My adrenaline and speed carried me under it, and when I caught it on the run, I shook my arm three times in disbelief.

From Los Angeles Times

He often uses good footwork to predict the direction of shots, enabling him to position himself behind the flight of the ball to catch it.

From BBC