- catch on (with someone)
- catch on (with someone)Fig. [for something] to become popular with someone. •
I hope our new product catches on with children.
•I'm sure it will catch on.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
catch on (with someone)
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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 up with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms catch up with : present tense I/you/we/they catch up with he/she/it catches up with present participle catching up with past tense caught up with past participle caught up with 1) catch up with someone to find … English dictionary
catch up with — 1) PHRASAL VERB When people catch up with someone who has done something wrong, they succeed in finding them in order to arrest or punish them. [V P P n] The law caught up with him yesterday. 2) PHRASAL VERB If something catches up with you, you… … English dictionary
catch up with — verb 1. catch up with and possibly overtake (Freq. 9) The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp • Syn: ↑overtake, ↑catch • Derivationally related forms: ↑overtaking (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
catch up with — (smb/smth) become even with someone (in a race or in schoolwork etc.) I think it s too late to catch up with the rest of the class now … Idioms and examples
catch up with — 1》 exchange news with (someone whom one has not seen for some time). 2》 begin to have a damaging effect on. → catch … English new terms dictionary
click (with someone) — in. to catch on with someone; to intrigue someone; to become popular with someone. □ The pink hair and multiple earrings never really seemed to click with many kids. □ Sam and Mary are getting along fine. I knew they’d click … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
ˌcatch ˈup with sb — phrasal verb 1) to begin to have an effect on someone The lack of sleep caught up with her, and she began to doze off.[/ex] 2) to talk to someone who you have not seen for some time and find out what they have been doing Come over tomorrow and we … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
catch — catch1 [ kætʃ ] (past tense and past participle caught [ kɔt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop and hold something/someone ▸ 2 stop someone escaping ▸ 3 find and arrest ▸ 4 (hunt and) stop animal ▸ 5 get on public vehicle ▸ 6 discover someone doing something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
catch up — verb 1. reach the point where one should be after a delay (Freq. 2) I caught up on my homework • Hypernyms: ↑reach, ↑make, ↑attain, ↑hit, ↑arrive at, ↑gain … Useful english dictionary
catch up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you catch up with someone who is in front of you, you reach them by walking faster than they are walking. [V P] I stopped and waited for her to catch up... [V P with n] We caught up with the nuns. 2) PHRASAL VERB To catch up… … English dictionary
