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

"The owners tried to surround it and catch it, but the bull was having none of it," one eyewitness said.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

"But if we catch it early, it becomes 80 to 98%, especially after surgical removal."

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

“I just threw it up hoping he’d catch it, trying to make something out of nothing.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

I loved hitting a line drive that knocked somebody’s glove off or blew past a fielder trying to catch it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Cloth bird,” Muthu yelled as he helped me catch it.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman

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