catch
(kætʃ )
Word forms: catches , catching , caught
1. verb B1
If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
Police say they are confident of catching the gunman. [VERB noun]
Where did you catch the fish? [VERB noun]
I wondered if it was an animal caught in a trap. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: capture, arrest, trap, seize
2. verb A1
If you catch an object that is moving through the air, you seize it with your hands.
I jumped up to catch a ball and fell over. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: seize, get, grab, snatch
Catch is also a noun.
He missed the catch and the match was lost.
3. verb B2
If you catch a part of someone's body, you take or seize it with your hand, often in order to stop them going somewhere.
Liz caught his arm. [VERB noun]
He knelt beside her and caught her hand in both of his. [VERB noun preposition]
Garrido caught her by the wrist. [VERB noun preposition]
Synonyms: grab, take, grip, seize
4. verb
If one thing catches another, it hits it accidentally or manages to hit it.
The stinging slap almost caught his face. [VERB noun]
I may have caught him with my elbow but it was just an accident. [VERB noun + with]
He caught him on the side of his head. [VERB noun + on]
Synonyms: hit, strike, bang, clip [informal]
5. verb
If something catches on or in an object or if an object catches something, it accidentally becomes attached to the object or stuck in it.
Her ankle caught on a root, and she almost lost her balance. [VERB preposition]
A man caught his foot in the lawnmower. [VERB noun preposition]
Synonyms: become trapped, snag, become entangled
6. verb A1
When you catch a bus, train, or plane, you get on it in order to travel somewhere.
We were in plenty of time for Anthony to catch the ferry. [VERB noun]
He caught a taxi to Harrods. [VERB noun preposition]
Synonyms: board, make, get on
7. verb B2
If you catch someone doing something wrong, you see or find them doing it.
He caught a youth breaking into a car. [VERB noun verb-ing]
I don't want to catch you pushing yourself into the picture to get some personal publicity. [V n -ing]
They caught him on camera doing it more than once. [VERB noun preposition]
Synonyms: discover, surprise, find out, expose
8. verb
If you catch yourself doing something, especially something surprising, you suddenly become aware that you are doing it.
I caught myself feeling almost sorry for poor Mr Laurence. [V pron-refl v-ing]
9. verb
If you catch something or catch a glimpse of it, you notice it or manage to see it briefly.
As she turned back, she caught the puzzled look on her mother's face. [VERB noun]
He caught a glimpse of the man's face in a shop window. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: notice, see, note, spot
10. verb
If you catch something that someone has said, you manage to hear it.
His ears caught a faint cry. [VERB noun]
I do not believe I caught your name. [VERB noun]
The men out in the corridor were trying to catch what they said. [VERB wh]
11. verb
If you catch a TV or radio programme or an event, you manage to see or listen to it.
Bill turns on the radio to catch the local news. [VERB noun]
The exhibition is on at Droitwich until May 24. You can also catch it at Leominster from June 5. [VERB noun]
12. verb
If you catch someone, you manage to contact or meet them to talk to them, especially when they are just about to go somewhere else.
I dialled Elizabeth's number thinking I might catch her before she left for work. [VERB noun]
Hello, Dolph. Glad I caught you. [VERB noun]
13. verb
If something or someone catches you by surprise or at a bad time, you were not expecting them or do not feel able to deal with them.
She looked as if the photographer had caught her by surprise. [VERB noun preposition]
I'm sorry but I just cannot say anything. You've caught me at a bad time. [VERB noun preposition]
The sheer number of spectators has caught everyone unprepared. [VERB noun adjective]
14. verb B2
If something catches your attention or your eye, you notice it or become interested in it.
My shoes caught his attention. [VERB noun]
A quick movement across the aisle caught his eye. [VERB noun]
15. verb
If someone or something catches a mood or an atmosphere, they successfully represent it or reflect it.
16. passive verb
If you are caught in a storm or other unpleasant situation, it happens when you cannot avoid its effects.
When he was fishing off the island he was caught in a storm and almost drowned. [be/get V-ed + in]
Visitors to the area were caught between police and the rioters. [be V-ed + between]
17. passive verb
If you are caught between two alternatives or two people, you do not know which one to choose or follow.
The Jordanian leader is caught between both sides in the dispute. [be V-ed + between]
She was caught between envy and admiration. [be V-ed + between]
18. verb A2
If you catch a cold or a disease, you become ill with it.
The more stress you are under, the more likely you are to catch a cold. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: contract, get, develop, suffer from
19. verb
To catch liquids or small pieces that fall from somewhere means to collect them in a container.
The fish is laid out on a large serving plate to catch the juices. [VERB noun]
...a specially designed breadboard with a tray to catch the crumbs. [VERB noun]
20. verb
If something catches the light or if the light catches it, it reflects the light and looks bright or shiny.
They saw the ship's guns, catching the light of the moon. [VERB noun]
Often a fox goes across the road in front of me and I just catch it in the headlights. [VERB noun + in]
21. verb
If the wind or water catches something, it carries or pushes it along.
A gust of wind caught the parachute. [VERB noun]
22. countable noun
A catch on a window, door, or container is a device that fastens it.
She fiddled with the catch of her bag. [+ of]
Fit windows with safety locks or catches.
Synonyms: fastener, hook, clip, bolt
23. countable noun [usually singular]
A catch is a hidden problem or difficulty in a plan or an offer that seems surprisingly good.
The catch is that you work for your supper, and the food and accommodation can be very basic.
'It's your money. You deserve it.'—'What's the catch?'
24. countable noun
When people have been fishing, their catch is the total number of fish that they have caught.
The catch included one fish over 18 pounds.
Synonyms: haul, net, bag
25. singular noun
If you describe someone as a good catch, you mean that they have lots of good qualities and you think their partner is very lucky to have found them. [informal]
I was so in love with him and all my friends said what a good catch he was.
Synonyms: marriage prospect, match
26. uncountable noun
Catch is a game in which children throw a ball to each other.
27. uncountable noun
Catch is a game in which one child chases other children and tries to touch or catch one of them.
28. See also catching
29. you wouldn't/won't catch me phrase
You can say things such as 'You wouldn't catch me doing that' to emphasize that you would never do a particular thing. [informal, emphasis]
You won't catch me giving him a bad review!
You wouldn't catch me in there, I can tell you.
30. to catch sb with their trousers/pants down phrase [VERB inflects]
If someone is caught with their pants down, something happens that they are not prepared for and that reveals something embarrassing or shocking about them. In British English, you can also say that they are caught with their trousers down.
Somebody right at the top has been caught with his trousers down.
I think we caught them with their pants down. They're a bit confused.
31. to catch your breath phrase
If something makes you catch your breath, it makes you take a short breath of air, usually because it shocks you.
Kenny caught his breath as Nikko nearly dropped the bottle.
32. to catch fire phrase B1
If an object or substance catches fire, it starts burning.
My home catches fire and everything is destroyed.
The aircraft caught fire soon after take-off.
Synonyms: ignite, flare up, burst into flames, burn
33. to catch hold of something uncountable noun B2
Hold is used in expressions such as grab hold of, catch hold of, and get hold of, to indicate that you close your hand tightly around something, for example to stop something moving or falling.
I was woken up by someone grabbing hold of my sleeping bag. [+ of]
A doctor and a nurse caught hold of his arms. [+ of]
Mother took hold of the barking dogs by their collars.
34. to be caught between a rock and a hard place phrase [PHRASE after verb]
If you are caught between a rock and a hard place, you are in a difficult situation where you have to choose between two equally unpleasant courses of action.
35. to be caught short phrase [VERB inflects]
If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet. [British, informal]
36. to catch sight of something phrase
If you catch sight of someone, you suddenly see them, often briefly.
Then he caught sight of her small black velvet hat in the crowd.
Every time I catch sight of myself in the mirror, I feel so disappointed.
Phrasal verbs:
catch on
1. phrasal verb
If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.
He got what he could out of me before I caught on to the kind of person he'd turned into. [VERB PARTICLE + to]
Wait a minute! I'm beginning to catch on. [VERB PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If something catches on, it becomes popular.
The idea has been around for ages without catching on. [VERB PARTICLE]
catch out
phrasal verb
To catch someone out means to cause them to make a mistake that reveals that they are lying about something, do not know something, or cannot do something. [mainly British]
Detectives followed him for months hoping to catch him out in some deception. [V n P prep]
He did not like to be caught out on details. [V n P prep]
The government has been caught out by the speed of events. [be V-ed P + by]
catch up
1. phrasal verb B2
If you catch up with someone who is in front of you, you reach them by walking faster than they are walking.
I stopped and waited for her to catch up. [VERB PARTICLE]
We caught up with the others. [VERB PARTICLE + with]
2. phrasal verb B2
To catch up with someone means to reach the same standard, stage, or level that they have reached.
Most late developers will catch up with their friends. [VERB PARTICLE + with]
John began the season better than me but I have fought to catch up. [VERB PARTICLE]
During the evenings, the school is used by kids who want to catch up on English and mathematics. [V P + on/in]
3. phrasal verb
If you catch up on an activity that you have not had much time to do recently, you spend time doing it.
I was catching up on a bit of reading. [V P + on/with]
4. phrasal verb
If you catch up on friends who you have not seen for some time or on their lives, you talk to them and find out what has happened in their lives since you last talked together.
The women spent some time catching up on each other's work and families. [VERB PARTICLE + on]
She plans to return to Dublin to catch up with the relatives she has not seen since she married. [VERB PARTICLE + with]
5. phrasal verb [Also be/get V-ed P]
If you are caught up in something, you are involved in it, usually unwillingly.
The people themselves weren't part of the conflict; they were just caught up in it. [be V-ed P + in]
Many people in the region, for reasons of poverty, get caught up in the drug trade. [get V-ed P in n]
catch up with
1. phrasal verb
When people catch up with someone who has done something wrong, they succeed in finding them in order to arrest or punish them.
The law caught up with him yesterday. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun]
2. phrasal verb
If something catches up with you, you are forced to deal with something unpleasant that happened or that you did in the past, which you have been able to avoid until now.
Although he subsequently became a successful businessman, his criminal past caught up with him. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun]
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Idioms:
catch someone off guard
to completely surprise someone
There was a bright flash, followed a few moments later by a thunderous roar that caught us all off guard.
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catch fire
to become exciting or entertaining
The play only really catches fire once Aschenbach falls in love.
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catch someone's eye
if something or someone catches your eye, you notice them because they are very attractive or unusual
He turned the page. The picture caught his eye instantly.
My mother and my sister love stylish, eye-catching designer hats but cannot afford to buy them.
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catch someone cold [mainly British, journalism]
to score against someone in a sports game because they are not prepared for your attack
They maintained their two-point lead at the top of the Third Division with a 29-14 win after Barrow had caught them cold to lead 8-4 at the interval.
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catch someone red-handed
to catch someone while they are doing something illegal or wrong
In fact, the burglar wasn't inside the flat, but on the roof, and was caught red-handed by the police.
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catch the wave
to seize an opportunity that is presented to you, especially an opportunity to do something new
With parliamentary elections still officially scheduled for October, politicians are hoping to catch the wave of rising discontent.
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a Catch 22
an extremely frustrating situation in which one thing cannot happen until another thing has happened, but the other thing cannot happen until the first thing has happened
There's a Catch 22 in social work. You need experience to get work and you need work to get experience.
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Collocations:
catch a chill catch a criminal catch a ferry catch a fever catch a glimpse catch a mouse catch a pass catch a ride catch a salmon catch a taxi catch a thief catch a train catch a trout catch a whiff catch fish catch insects catch lobster catch pneumonia catch prey catch the flu catch the light catch the scent catch tuna daily catch diving catch fresh catch release a catch total catch
You'll only catch a chill from the rotten weather.
The Sun (2009)
Be sure to wrap up warm so you don't catch a chill.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Leading homebuilders caught a chill from house market data yesterday.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They go to the hotel, but fail to catch the criminal or retrieve the money he stole.
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At some points during the game the road splits, and the correct turn must be taken, otherwise it will take longer to catch the criminal.
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Specialists are as important as bobbies to catch the criminals.
Times, Sunday Times
Prosecutors said that they were determined to catch the criminals who stole the van and were not preparing a case against the courier company.
Times, Sunday Times
They catch the criminals and the judges let them off.
The Sun
Guests can catch the ferry across the river to the festival.
Times, Sunday Times
He has removed the excitement of his previous journeys: there isn't any of the will-he-won't-he catch the ferry, train, elephant.
Times, Sunday Times
Next morning, we made a half-hearted attempt to catch the ferry to the city, but there was nowhere to park.
Times, Sunday Times
With so little money available from the cash machines, some cannot afford to fill up their car or catch a ferry to get themselves to the polling booth.
Times, Sunday Times
But at 2.30am the couple caught a ferry back to the mainland.
The Sun
If the taker went too far, he would catch a fever, while if he cooled off too quickly, it would be extremely dangerous.
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Having caught a fever, the great physician had prescribed himself quinquinas bark, the most advanced cure then available.
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Pink later catches a fever that keeps him bed-ridden for some time.
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Nurses were expected to sleep alongside the sick and share their food; they had no privacy, often caught the fever themselves and were not helped when they fell ill.
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Last night you caught a fever.
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Having caught a glimpse already, prepare yourself - it's going to break the internet.
The Sun (2015)
I catch a glimpse of the snowman's head bobbing above the wall and can't stop laughing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Neither man can be expected to catch a glimpse of the shining city on the hill.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Here's where you might just catch a glimpse of the royals this year.
The Sun (2016)
You come off set and there will be hundreds of people hoping to catch a glimpse.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I wouldn't bother with humane traps - if you catch a mouse and put it outside, it will get back in.
The Sun
The cat eats pep pills to get the energy needed to catch the mouse, to no effect.
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He runs up the elephant's leg and perches himself to catch the mouse.
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I've just caught a mouse that the cat had brought in.
The Sun
In the story, a lion caught a mouse.
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A receiver jumping to catch a pass needed to get only one foot down in bounds for the catch to be deemed a completed catch.
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He played in only four games in 1994, and failed to catch a pass in 1995.
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He played in two regular-season games, but did not catch a pass.
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He played in only eight games and didn't catch a pass.
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He caught the pass, went to ground, gave the old guard their target.
Times, Sunday Times
Off to catch a ride on a magic carpet, are you?
Times, Sunday Times
Interestingly, nematodes have been observed climbing the sporangiophore or swimming inside of it to catch a ride on the sporangium.
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She finds it hard going due to a recent snowfall and decides to catch a ride with whoever passes so that she can return.
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Leaving the train station, she catches a ride with a van full of hippies.
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There one has to cut a hole in the ice to catch a salmon and summer lasts for five weeks.
Times, Sunday Times
Indiscriminate, because coastal nets catch any salmon, regardless of the strength of the population in their home rivers.
Times, Sunday Times
Other entries include a bear catching a salmon, a gorilla and twins, and toads in spawn.
The Sun
He canoed a bit, caught some salmon, and was allowed nowhere near the chainsaw cutting through a mighty cedar.
Times, Sunday Times
Cameras capture the awesome sight of a grizzly bear catching a salmon as the nature series continues.
The Sun
She was well enough to catch a taxi home.
Times, Sunday Times
His hire car burst into flames en route to the airport, and he had to catch a taxi instead.
Times, Sunday Times
Back in town we catch a taxi to a part of the city that few tourists see.
Times, Sunday Times
He caught a taxi into the city, where he saw injured passengers coming out of the station.
Times, Sunday Times
He heads straight to the gym and then catches a taxi to the office.
Times, Sunday Times
Derbyshire police had the chance to catch a thief but sent me instead.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Perhaps it's set a thief to catch a thief.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Living so near the station means that you can roll out of bed and catch the train to work in a matter of minutes.
Times, Sunday Times
In fact, he had left to catch his train.
Times, Sunday Times
He damaged his shoulder while running to catch a train — and on this occasion he's not acting.
Times, Sunday Times
It may not seem like a war when you do the school run tomorrow or catch the train to work.
The Sun
I do that every day, just to catch the train.
Times, Sunday Times
I have to be very careful to catch a trout.
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He had tried regular scarecrows but the birds kept catching his trout, pike, roach and perch.
The Sun
Fish was rarely on the menu, unless an enterprising and courageous angler stood by a river mouth and caught a trout.
Times, Sunday Times
But even the most unrevised of my old friends have caught a whiff of the new times.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I cracked my knuckles, ready to begin the day, caught a whiff of the soup and felt my stomach heave.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Have you caught a whiff of the carpets around airport security scanners?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I avoid standing too close to colleagues in case they catch a whiff.
The Sun (2013)
Like the face made when catching a whiff of what a bear might leave in the woods.
The Sun (2013)
It's harder than finding sustainably caught fish because there is no ethical certification scheme.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
When the salmon return to the rivers, you often see mama bears and cubs catching fish along the banks.
The Sun (2014)
Oceans where technology has made it possible to catch fish and mine for minerals at any depth need refuges.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They pick up fish that have been thrown overboard from trawlers, and will catch fish themselves when necessary.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They are wonderful red, green, blue and yellow birds that deftly catch insects in the air.
Times, Sunday Times
They also catch insects in the air, performing extraordinary acrobatic manoeuvres.
Times, Sunday Times
The barrier will stay sticky all winter and catch insects.
The Sun
Sometimes they catch insects in the air like swallows do.
Times, Sunday Times
He said he had been planning to use the empty bag to catch insects to feed to his pet lizards.
Times, Sunday Times
There was just one locally caught lobster left, and home-made apple and raspberry crumble for pudding.
Times, Sunday Times
Among the mouth-watering local dishes he samples are freshly caught lobster roasted on an open fire, and spit-roasted lamb with figs.
The Sun
A familiar site on harbour walls, the creels are linked together, and lie on the seabed, and are used to catch lobsters and crabs.
Times, Sunday Times
They are admirable for their purpose, for they do catch lobsters; but they are clumsy to manage.
The Times Literary Supplement
Then we could spend the rest of our days catching lobsters, eating fresh mangos, playing tennis and reading novels.
Times, Sunday Times
How do those street-style types get around the dilemma of wanting to wear open-toe sandals, but not wanting to catch pneumonia?
Times, Sunday Times
You can catch pneumonia while waiting to be run over by a train.
Times, Sunday Times
Despite their fears that 'we are going to catch pneumonia', the pair seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Times, Sunday Times
He exhausted himself so much that he caught pneumonia this year.
Times, Sunday Times
He was taken to hospital where he caught pneumonia.
The Sun
Penguins use the same technique to catch prey.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Others show an eagle owl catching prey, ' twin' tawny owls and chicks in a hand.
The Sun (2011)
There is the jawfish father, using his mouth not to catch prey but to carry his brood to hatching.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In contrast, only 11 per cent of people aged 65 and older caught the flu.
Times, Sunday Times
They lived alongside the tribe for several weeks, during which time they caught the flu.
Times, Sunday Times
Officials said he had no symptoms at the gig so was not infectious, although a pal later caught the flu from him.
The Sun
While he was away, he caught the flu and was sick for five days.
Times, Sunday Times
The heaped eggs catch the light in subtle variegation.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I can still see the way his bald head caught the light from the gas lamp.
PROSPECT HILL (2003)
In the pond the frogspawn is a city, its windows catching the light.
LOOKING FOR THE SPARK
The casket had small holes so you could catch the scent of roses emitted by the hair.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She was pressing close to him now, and he caught the scent of her breath; a fragrance no Parisian perfumery could ever hope to capture.
SACRAMENT (2001)
She caught the scent of honeysuckle from the gardens, and the succulent richness of damp earth.
THE WHITE DOVE (1993)
Guests can go out with local fishermen, catch tuna and cook them with the chef, or learn how islanders make their distinctive dhoni boats.
Times, Sunday Times
Where once they sailed out to catch tuna, now they sail out to prey on other seafarers.
Times, Sunday Times
Fishermen on the top of the raft used handlines to catch tuna.
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We went along to the jetty, where fishermen had returned with their daily catch.
Times, Sunday Times
You can watch the daily catch of crabs in the morning or gaze at the multimillion-pound yachts.
Times, Sunday Times
The dishes on offer in the smart dining room for breakfast, lunch and dinner with the season and daily catch.
The Sun
As midshipman on a motorised fishing boat, his day job was to ensure a daily catch of fish to be tested for radioactivity.
Times, Sunday Times
Average daily catch has reduced from 30 kg/day in the 1960s, to 8 kg/day in 1981, to 3.5 kg/day in 1991.
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He said it was a brilliant diving catch at mid-off.
The Sun
It was a superb diving catch by the wicketkeeper, rounding off a good all-round display in the field by the tourists.
Times, Sunday Times
He probably got fifty without blinking then he'd bowl a few medium-pacers, get a couple of wickets and take a diving catch at first slip.
Times, Sunday Times
He did take a good diving catch in the gully, though.
Times, Sunday Times
He then scrambled back into the field of play and took a diving catch low to the ground.
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Fishermen launch their boats and sell their fresh catch daily by the shores to eager onlookers.
Times, Sunday Times
There's nothing like eating your own fresh catch.
The Sun
Local tip: rush to get the fresh catch of the day when the fishermen come in each afternoon after 3pm.
Times, Sunday Times
If you summon the energy to fish, you can expect your fresh catch to be served for that night's supper.
Times, Sunday Times
On a good day he will enter the kitchen with a fresh catch and experiment with locally sourced ingredients and a hotchpotch of spices and seasonings.
Times, Sunday Times
The carriage goes one way; the release catch won't release.
The Times Literary Supplement
To change barrels, the release catch in front of the magazine was rotated to unlock the barrel.
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Cash drawers that are integral to a stand-alone register often have a manual release catch underneath to open the drawer in the event of a power failure.
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You don't have to break your fingernails off any more by fiddling about with manual release catches.
The Sun
Distributed on the internet, the cross-genre promo release caught the attention of many.
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The scale of illicit fishing, which amounts to 25 per cent of the total catch over the period, will increase demands to ban the trade in bluefin tuna.
Times, Sunday Times
The total catch limit for this season was just under 320,000.
canada.com
Main fishing methods include trawling, long-lining, gill-netting and purse-seining with the majority of the total catch obtained through trawling.
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The total catch pre-blockade in 1999 was nearly 4,000 tons, this was reduced to 2,700 tons in 2008.
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These added to a relatively modest total catch of about 56,000 tonnes in 2009.
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Translations:
Chinese: 抓住, 抓住, 赶车, 染病
Japanese: つかまえる, ･･･を捕る, ･･･に乗る, ･･･に感染する
- like a headless chicken
- like a hot knife through butter
- like a house on fire
- like a kid in a candy store
- like a knife through butter
- like a knife through butter
- like a knife through butter/like a hot knife through butter
- like a lamb
- like a moth to a flame
- like anythincrazy
- like anything
- like anything/crazy/mad
- like anythinmad
- like a ramrod
- like a ramrod/straight as a ramrod
- like a red rag to a bull
- like a scalded cat
- like a shot
- like a ton of bricks
- like bees to
- like bees to/round a honeypot
- like best
- like clockwork
- like clockwork
- like crazy