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Ib>
1.b> 1) , , ..i> ();
2) (); ; ; I caught him at it / ; to catch in a lie ; to catch in a word ; a rat was caught in the trap ; to catch smb. red-handed / in the act / ; to catch smb. napping / off guard / ;
3) (), ; we were caught in the rain , ; we were caught in a snow-storm ; he was caught in the turmoil ;
4) (), , ; the policeman caught the thief ;
5) (), ; to catch a likeness (i>);
6) (), , ; to catch an opportunity ; he caught the moment , ;
7) (); ; I don't catch your meaning ;
2.b> (), (); he caught the horse near the winning-post ;
3.b> 1) (), ; ; ; ; to catch one's finger in the door / ; the boat was caught in the reeds ;
2) (), , , her dress was caught on a nail ;
4.b> (); ; ;
5.b> (, ); ; the blow caught him in the abdomen ; I caught him one in the eye .i> ;
II b>
1.b> (), / ; he caught scarlet fever ; to catch a chill / a cold / ; to catch one's death of cold ;
2.b> , ..i> ();
3.b> , ..i> (); he caught the train ;
4.b> , ..i> (), ; to catch a melody ; I didn't quite catch what you said , ;
5.b> (); to catch sight / a glimpse, a glance / of smth. ;
6.b> (); ( ..i>); bright colours catch a baby's eye ; the fact caught her attention ;
7.b> () / i>; the lock won't catch ;
8.b> (.i> over) .i> (); ; the river caught ;
9.b> = to catch up 5);
to catch atb> 1) (); ;i> 2) (, );
3) ; ; he catches at everything ;
to catch awayb> (), ;
to catch offb> .i> .i> ();
to catch onb> 1) ();
2) .i> (); ; ;
3) .i> (), ; ; the play caught on ;
to catch outb> (), ; I'll catch him out one of these days ;
to catch upb> 1) (), ; he caught up his hat and rushed out ;
2) () , ..i>; ;
3) (, ); to catch up and surpass ; to catch up with smb. ;
4) (), ; we have caught up on sleep ;
5) i> (); (i>);
6) ..i> ();
7) (), ; don't catch up every remark I make ;
to catch itb> , ; I caught it ; you will catch it! , ! ! to catch one's footb> ; ; to catch the trick / of doing smth. /b> , , ; catch me doing that!b> ! catch me ever telling him anything again , ; to catch the Speaker's eyeb> .i> / ( i>); to catch fireb> ) ; ) ( ..i>); to catch hold of smth.b> ; to catch one's breathb> ) ; ) , ; catch as catch canb> ) , ; ) , ; -; on a catch-as-catch-can basis .i> ; you don't catch old birds with chaffb> .i> ; ; a drowning man will catch at a strawb> .i> .
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