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catch cold — {v. phr.} 1. or[take cold] To get a common cold weather sickness that causes a running nose, sneezing, and sometimes sore throat and fever or other symptoms. * /Don t get your feet wet or you ll catch cold./ 2. {informal} To catch unprepared or… … Dictionary of American idioms
catch cold — {v. phr.} 1. or[take cold] To get a common cold weather sickness that causes a running nose, sneezing, and sometimes sore throat and fever or other symptoms. * /Don t get your feet wet or you ll catch cold./ 2. {informal} To catch unprepared or… … Dictionary of American idioms
catch\ cold — v. phr. 1. or take cold To get a common cold weather sickness that causes a running nose, sneezing, and sometimes sore throat and fever or other symptoms. Don t get your feet wet or you ll catch cold. 2. informal To catch unprepared or not ready… … Словарь американских идиом
catch someone napping — CATCH OFF GUARD, catch unawares, (take by) surprise, catch out, find unprepared; informal catch someone with their trousers/pants down; Brit. informal catch on the hop. → nap * * * catch someone napping (informal) 1. To detect someone in error… … Useful english dictionary
catch someone with their pants (or trousers) down — informal catch someone in an embarrassingly unprepared state. → pants … English new terms dictionary
catch someone with their pants down — ► catch someone with their pants (or trousers) down informal catch someone in an embarrassingly unprepared state. Main Entry: ↑pants … English terms dictionary
catch someone with their trousers down — ► catch someone with their pants (or trousers) down informal catch someone in an embarrassingly unprepared state. Main Entry: ↑pants … English terms dictionary
catch on the wrong foot — To catch (someone) unprepared • • • Main Entry: ↑foot … Useful english dictionary
catch — catch1 [ kætʃ ] (past tense and past participle caught [ kɔt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop and hold something/someone ▸ 2 stop someone escaping ▸ 3 find and arrest ▸ 4 (hunt and) stop animal ▸ 5 get on public vehicle ▸ 6 discover someone doing something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
catch — 1 verb past tense and past participle caught 1 STOP/TRAP SB (T) a) to stop someone after you have been chasing them and prevent them from escaping: You can t catch me! she yelled, running away across the field. | If the guerrillas catch you, they … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
