单词 | catch out |
释义 | catch out phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for catch 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] |
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