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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

"With the cooperation of hunters, police and firefighters, I believe we took all possible measures available to us" to catch it, Baba said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Indeed, approximately 35% of people who catch it end up dying, depending on the region.

From Salon ● May 11, 2026

People can catch it from someone that they spend prolonged time with in close physical proximity.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

“That settles it. If the admiral wants his ostrich back so badly, he is going to have to figure out how to catch it himself.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood