- catch sight of
- {v. phr.} To see suddenly or unexpectedly. * /Allan caught sight of a kingbird in a maple tree./ Contrast: LOSE SIGHT OF.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
catch sight of
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catch sight of — (someone/something) to see someone or something only for a moment. I caught sight of someone with red hair and knew it was you … New idioms dictionary
catch sight of — ► catch sight of glimpse for a moment. Main Entry: ↑sight … English terms dictionary
catch sight of — index discern (detect with the senses), recognize (perceive), spy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
catch sight of — GLIMPSE, catch/get a glimpse of, see, spot, spy, make out, pick out, sight, have sight of; poetic/literary espy, descry. → sight * * * catch sight of To get a glimpse of • • • Main Entry: ↑catch catch sight of To get a glimpse of, begin to see •… … Useful english dictionary
catch sight of someone — catch sight of (someone/something) to see someone or something only for a moment. I caught sight of someone with red hair and knew it was you … New idioms dictionary
catch sight of something — catch sight of (someone/something) to see someone or something only for a moment. I caught sight of someone with red hair and knew it was you … New idioms dictionary
catch sight of — we caught sight of a dim flicker of light in the distance Syn: glimpse, catch/get a glimpse of, see, spot, spy, make out, pick out, have sight of; literary espy, descry … Thesaurus of popular words
catch sight of — {v. phr.} To see suddenly or unexpectedly. * /Allan caught sight of a kingbird in a maple tree./ Contrast: LOSE SIGHT OF … Dictionary of American idioms
catch\ sight\ of — v. phr. To see suddenly or unexpectedly. Allan caught sight of a kingbird in a maple tree. Contrast: lose sight of … Словарь американских идиом
catch sight of — suddenly notice; glimpse. → catch … English new terms dictionary
