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  • 91catch it — or[get it] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be scolded or punished. Usually used of children. * /John knew he would catch it when he came home late for supper./ * /Wow, Johnny! When your mother sees those torn pants, you re going to get it./ Compare: GET …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 92catch some rays — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To get tanned while sunbathing. * /Tomorrow I ll go to the beach and try to catch some rays./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 93catch it — or[get it] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be scolded or punished. Usually used of children. * /John knew he would catch it when he came home late for supper./ * /Wow, Johnny! When your mother sees those torn pants, you re going to get it./ Compare: GET …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 94catch some rays — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To get tanned while sunbathing. * /Tomorrow I ll go to the beach and try to catch some rays./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 95Catch-basin — Catch ba sin, n. A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would not pass readily through the sewer. Knight. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 96Catch me who can — was the third steam railway locomotive created by Richard Trevithick, (after those at Penydarren ironworks and Wylam colliery). Built in 1808 by Rastrick and Hazledine at their foundry in Bridgnorth, it was demonstrated to the public at a steam… …

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  • 97Catch That Kid — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Catch that kid (mision sin permiso) es una película de aventuras, llena de acción y diversión, sobre una chica Maddy (Kristen Stewart) de doce años de edad que, con la ayuda de dos amigos,Gus(Max Thieriot)y… …

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  • 98catch-22 — [ˌkætʆ twenti ˈtuː] noun [uncountable] US noun [U] ► a difficult situation in which the solution to a problem is impossible because it is also the cause of the problem: »But it is a catch 22 situation you can t get people without funding, but you …

    Financial and business terms

  • 99catch sb's eye — catch sb s eye/catch the eye of sb ► to get someone s attention, or to be noticed by someone: »The high profile plan has caught the eye of a national audience. Main Entry: ↑catch …

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  • 100catch the eye of sb — catch sb s eye/catch the eye of sb ► to get someone s attention, or to be noticed by someone: »The high profile plan has caught the eye of a national audience. Main Entry: ↑catch …

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