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catch upTo entangle.Rate it:

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catch upTo compensate for or make up a deficiency.Rate it:

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catch upget level withRate it:

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catch you laterAn informal farewellRate it:

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Catch You LaterTo say farewell to someone for a short time-period or just a simple good byeRate it:

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catch you on the flip sideGoodbye, farewell.Rate it:

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Catch-22A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.Rate it:

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catch-as-catch-canIntermittent; only when possible or when the opportunity presents itself.Rate it:

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catch-as-catch-canA. 1681, John Fryer, Richard Chiswell, Robert Roberts, Robert White, A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters, Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672 and Finished 1681.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas le pérou (fam.)It’s no great catch.Rate it:

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close in onTo catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit.Rate it:

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come forto search for something or someone, in order to catch them/it.Rate it:

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consequi, assequi aliquemto catch some one up.Rate it:

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deprehendere aliquem (in aliqua re)to catch a person, find him out.Rate it:

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donner un pois pour avoir une fèveTo give a sprat to catch a herring. Rate it:

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donner un œuf pour avoir un bœufTo give a sprat to catch a herring (or, mackerel).Rate it:

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drink with the fliesTo drink alcohol aloneRate it:

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drinking with the fliesTo drink alcohol aloneRate it:

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drop like fliesDie en masse, one after the other.Rate it:

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dropping like fliesFalling down, leaving, or dying in large numbers.Rate it:

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eeny meeny miney moe(short version) a way of choosing someone or something by counting off items one by one until the last word falls on a person or item to the full rhyme which is: eeny meany miney moe catch a tiger by the toe if he hollers let him go eeny meeny miney moe Whichever item falls on the last word "moe" that's the one that is chosen, for example to be "it" to start a game or to choose sides for teams. There are only four words per line that count. The last line "eeny meeny money moe" was later replaced by My mother said to pick the very best one and you are not it" (all words count for one as each person (item) is tapped.Rate it:

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fly byAn airplane pilot does a "fly by" when she/he flies too close to the control tower thus making it shake and unnerve the people in itRate it:

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get afterTo move into action in attempt to catch or defeat another.Rate it:

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go afterTo pursue in attempt to catch another.Rate it:

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go up in smokeTo catch fire and burn.Rate it:

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highflierA person who or a type of aircraft that flies at high elevations.Rate it:

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hit one out of the ballparkTo hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.Rate it:

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il aura son affaireHe will catch it. (ironic)Rate it:

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il est sûr de son affaireHe will pay for it; He will catch it.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tuéDo not count your chickens before they are hatched; First catch your hare.Rate it:

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je sors d'en prendre (fam.)I had rather be excused; You will not catch me again so soon.Rate it:

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je vous y prendsI catch you at it.Rate it:

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lay hold ofTo seize; catch; apprehend.Rate it:

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les malheurs s'apprennent bien viteIll news flies fast (or, apace).Rate it:

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lord of the fliesA ruler over a worthless kingdom; leader of a meaningless microcosm.Rate it:

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make upTo compensate, fill in or catch up.Rate it:

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move in onTo come closer to, as if to catch or hunt.Rate it:

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name it, claim itA catch phrase of the Christian Word faith movement, a statement of faith and affirmation.Rate it:

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no flies onNo mental weaknesses, character defects, or other significant flaws belonging to.Rate it:

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no strings attachedWithout conditions or obligations; without a catch.Rate it:

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plus fait douceur que violenceKindness does more than harshness; More flies are caught with honey than with vinegar.Rate it:

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pognerto catch.Rate it:

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pognerto catch on or become popular, to succeedRate it:

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prendre quelqu'un la main dans le sacTo catch any one in the very act.Rate it:

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put awayTo catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner.Rate it:

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quand il n'y a pas de foin au râtelier, les chevaux se battentWhen poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window.Rate it:

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qui se fait brebis, le loup le mangeHe who is too confiding is imposed upon; Daub yourself with honey and you’ll be covered with flies.Rate it:

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ride downto catch or catch up with (someone) by chasing on horsebackRate it:

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stand backTo stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler.Rate it:

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stand upTo stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.Rate it:

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