Definition

Examples

• "It's better than catching a fish."
• "There will be no need to take legal action against our restaurant, since I have myself begun proceedings against the terrorists in question, who have been caught by the CIA and are currently being held in a secure prison in Cuba."
• "I remind you that the previous cleaner you sent us was caught stealing the office plants, the one before her was discovered hiding under the desk of our marketing director, trying to look up her skirt, and the gentleman before that had to be brought down from the roof by the police."
• "Rogue Trader Caught!"
• "Someone catches your ball;"
• "He's been caught stealing!"
• "We had a fabulous time, just up to the point when Marilyn (Icarus's mum) fell in the lake trying to catch my frisbee."
• "Operator : Then for your return journey, you can catch the 10AM bus out of New York on July 26th, which will bring you back to San Francisco on July 30th at 11AM."
• "If you catch me at the border I got visas in my name."
• "I'm awfully sorry but your fishing hook appears to be caught in my lip."
• "He's trying to hit the ball somewhere where it won't be caught."
• "In light of recent staff turnover, as well as several incidents which have caught Bruno's attention, I am writing to you with some important information regarding our termination policy."
• "Sigourney : Here you go, catch this!"
• "And what happens when the fox is caught?"
• "He's been caught stealing."
• "Anyway, I've got to get going if I want to catch high tide."
• "Brian : You're not going to make me catch worms, are you?"
• "On New Year's day, a bear in Kuala Lumpur stole a golf cart and drove it into the aquarium, where it was caught attempting to mate with a two-ton bluefin tuna."
• "Jean-Pierre : We have definitely caught ourselves a British!"
• "If I catch you calling my little girl again I'm gonna call the cops."