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catch you laterAn informal farewellRate 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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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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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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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 strings attachedWithout conditions or obligations; without a catch.Rate it:

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pognerto catch on or become popular, to succeedRate it:

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pognerto catch.Rate 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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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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take abackOf a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly.Rate it:

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throw a sprat to catch a mackerelTo sacrifice something of little value in the hope of gaining something better.Rate it:

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throw off balanceTo unsettle, to catch by surprise.Rate it:

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top edgeA deflection of a ball off of the top edge of a bat, into the air and potentially for a catch.Rate it:

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vous en aurezYou will catch it.Rate it:

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vous ne le prendrez pas sans vertYou will not catch him napping.Rate it:

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widow's walkA roof-top walkway or balcony associated with the homes of early sea captains from which the wife could see far out to sea and hope to catch a glimpse of her returning husband's ship...or not. Sailing in wooden ships and/or whaling was a hazardous business.Rate it:

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you attract more flies with honey than vinegarAlternative form of you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.Rate it:

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you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegarIt's easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude than with rude demands and negativity.Rate it:

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