catch up (with)
1catch up with — verb 1. catch up with and possibly overtake (Freq. 9) The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp • Syn: ↑overtake, ↑catch • Derivationally related forms: ↑overtaking (for: ↑ …
2catch up with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms catch up with : present tense I/you/we/they catch up with he/she/it catches up with present participle catching up with past tense caught up with past participle caught up with 1) catch up with someone to find …
3catch 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. [V P P n] The law caught up with him yesterday. 2) PHRASAL VERB If something catches up with you, you… …
4catch up with — (smb/smth) become even with someone (in a race or in schoolwork etc.) I think it s too late to catch up with the rest of the class now …
5catch up with — revealed or exposed, come back to haunt you When your lies catch up with you, it s embarrassing …
6catch somebody with their pants down — catch sb with their ˈpants down idiom (BrE also catch sb with their ˈtrousers down) (informal) to arrive or do sth when sb is not expecting it and not ready, especially when they are in an embarrassing situation Main entry: ↑catchidiom …
7catch somebody with their trousers down — catch sb with their ˈpants down idiom (BrE also catch sb with their ˈtrousers down) (informal) to arrive or do sth when sb is not expecting it and not ready, especially when they are in an embarrassing situation Main entry: ↑catchidiom …
8catch someone with their pants (or trousers) down — informal catch someone in an embarrassingly unprepared state. → pants …
9catch someone with their pants down — ► catch someone with their pants (or trousers) down informal catch someone in an embarrassingly unprepared state. Main Entry: ↑pants …
10catch someone with their trousers down — ► catch someone with their pants (or trousers) down informal catch someone in an embarrassingly unprepared state. Main Entry: ↑pants …
