单词 | catch up with sb |
释义 | catch up with sb catch up with sb (CAUSE PROBLEMS) — phrasal verb with catch /kætʃ/ verb (caught, caught) ► C2 If something bad that you have done or that has been happening to you catches up with you, it begins to cause problems for you: » His lies will catch up with him one day.Thesaurus+: ↑Causing anxiety and worry , ↑Making people sad, shocked and upset catch up with sb (PUNISH) — phrasal verb with catch /kætʃ/ verb (caught, caught) ► F0 If someone in authority catches up with you, they discover that you have been doing something wrong and often punish you for it: » They had been selling stolen cars for years before the police caught up with them.Thesaurus+: ↑Punishing and punishments , ↑Punishing by causing pain , ↑Hitting and beating |
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