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Catch - Coggle Diagram
Catch
Catch up with
when something negative starts to have an effect (His criminal behaviour is starting to CATCH UP WITH him.)
unish someone after they have been doing something wrong for a long time (The tax authorities CAUGHT UP WITH me for not submitting my tax returns.)
meet someone after a period of time and find out what they have been doing (I CAUGHT UP WITH her at the conference.)
learn something new that many people already understand (My mother's trying to CATCH UP WITH computers.)
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Catch out
discover or prove that someone is lying (He CAUGHT me OUT when he checked my story with my previous employer.)
put someone in an unexpected and difficult situation (often passive) (We were CAUGHT OUT in the storm.)
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Catch on
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finally understand what is going on (Everyone else realised what was happening, but it took Henry ages to CATCH ON.)
Catch up
get work, etc, up to date. (I was ill for a fortnight and now I've got to CATCH UP on the work I missed.)
reach someone who was ahead of you (He started well, but I CAUGHT him UP on the third lap.)
Catch up on
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reminisce with an old friend after not seeing them for a while (I hadn't seen her for years, so we spent the afternoon CATCHING UP ON old times.)
Catch at: take or grab hold of something (She CAUGHT AT my sleeve as I was leaving and said she needed to talk to me.)
Catch up in: become involved, often against one’s will (The tourists were CAUGHT UP IN the violence of the revolution.)