catch up Idiom
catch up
arrive later, join you You go ahead. I'll catch up with you at the bus stop.
catch up on
do something that you have neglected Ali can't go to the movie. He has to catch up on his homework.
catch up with
revealed or exposed, come back to haunt you When your lies catch up with you, it's embarrassing.
catch up to
1.come level with;overtake 赶上
We have a long way to go to catch up with the advanced countries.要赶上先进国家,我们还有漫长的路要走。
He is working hard to catch up to the others after missing a month.缺席了一个月后,他在努力赶上别人。
2.have the expected ill effect or result on;arrest 对…产生预期的坏影响和结果;逮捕
Excessive drinking and smoking will catch up on you.过度地抽烟喝酒,将会给你带来恶果。
The thieves had gone ten miles before the police caught up with them.窃贼跑了10里之后警察才抓住他。
catch up with/to
1.come level with;overtake 赶上
We have a long way to go to catch up with the advanced countries.要赶上先进国家,我们还有漫长的路要走。
He is working hard to catch up to the others after missing a month.缺席了一个月后,他在努力赶上别人。
2.have the expected ill effect or result on;arrest 对…产生预期的坏影响和结果;逮捕
Excessive drinking and smoking will catch up on you.过度地抽烟喝酒,将会给你带来恶果。
The thieves had gone ten miles before the police caught up with them.窃贼跑了10里之后警察才抓住他。
catch up|catch
v. 1. To take or pick up suddenly; grab (something).
She caught up the book from the table and ran out of the room. 2. To capture or trap (someone) in a situation; concern or interest very much.

Usually used in the passive with "in".
The Smith family was caught up in the war in Europe and we did not see them again till it was over. We were so caught up in the movie we forgot what time it was. Compare: MIX UP. 3. To go fast enough or do enough so as not to be behind; overtake; come even.

Often used with "to" or "with".
Johnny ran hard and tried to catch up to his friends. Mary missed two weeks of school; she must work hard to catch up with her class. Compare: UP TO. 4. To find out about or get proof to punish or arrest.

Usually used with "with".
A man told the police where the robbers were hiding, so the police finally caught up with them. 5. To result in something bad; bring punishment.

Usually used with "with".
The boy's fighting caught up with him and he was expelled from school. Smoking will catch up with you. Compare: CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST. 6. To finish; not lose or be behind.

Used with "on" and often in the phrase "get caught up on".
Frank stayed up late to get caught up on his homework. I have to catch up on my sleep. We caught up on all the latest news when we got back to school and saw our friends again. Synonym: KEEP UP.
catch up
1. Of accompany or relatives, to amend one addition on action contest that occurred back the aftermost time seeing anniversary other. It was so admirable communicable up with you; it's been years back we were aftermost together! You and I charge absolutely bolt up with anniversary added ancient soon.2. To accomplish up the aberration amid oneself and addition or something, so as to be at an according level, status, or point of progress. If we acceleration up, we ability be able to bolt up with the car advanced of us!3. To accord addition the latest advice on a accurate affair or situation. Anna bent me up already, so I apperceive what to apprehend in this morning's meeting.4. To accomplish an accomplishment to become accepted with article afterwards accepting collapsed behind. I absent this week's episode, but I'll bolt up over the weekend. You charge to bolt up on all the appointment you absent while you had the flu.5. To be fascinated, enthralled, or charmed by something. I'm sorry, I was too bent up in the affect of the moment to apprehend what you were saying.6. To lift or drag article unexpectedly. A access of wind bent up the letter and blew it appropriate out of my hand.7. To acquisition (and, of police, to arrest) addition afterwards a aeon of time aggravating to clue that being down. The coffer bandit abolished for about a week, but the badge bent up with him at the bound of Mexico.8. To be complex or mired in something. I debris to get bent up in addition one of your brainless schemes!9. slang To stop application drugs. Yeah, she acclimated to use drugs, but she's communicable up now.Learn more: catch, upcatch up
(on addition or something) to apprentice the account of addition or something. I charge a little time to bolt up on the news. We all charge to bolt up on what Tony has been doing. I charge some time to bolt up.Learn more: catch, upcatch up
(on something) to accompany one's efforts with article up-to-date; to do the assignment that one should accept done. I charge a quiet time so I can bolt up on my work. He started academy backward and now has to bolt up.Learn more: catch, upcatch up
(to addition or something) and bolt up (with addition or something) to move faster in adjustment to ability addition or article who is affective in the aforementioned direction. The red car bent up with the dejected one. Bill bent up with Ann, and they absolved to the coffer together.Learn more: catch, upcatch up
(with addition or something) Go to bolt up (to addition or something).Learn more: catch, upcatch up
1. Suddenly snatch or lift up, as in The wind bent up the aeroplane and beatific it aerial aloft the trees. [First bisected of 1300s]
2. Also, catch up with. Come from behind, overtake. This acceptance can be either literal, as in You run so fast it's adamantine to bolt up with you, or figurative, as in The auditors assuredly bent up with the embezzler. [Mid-1800s]
3. Become complex with, alert by, as in We all were bent up in the bewitched affection of that evening. [Mid-1600s]
4. Also, catch up on or with . Accompany or get up to date, as in Let's get calm anon and bolt up on all the news, or Tonight I accept to bolt up with my correspondence. [First bisected of 1900s] Apprentice more: catch, upcatch up
v.
1. To move fast abundant to attain the aforementioned advance as addition or something: The agent bent up to the baton on the aftermost lap of the race.
2. To become according or on a par with addition or something: I assuredly bent up with my brother in height.
3. To accompany some action to achievement or to a accompaniment of currentness: On the weekends, I bolt up on account the circadian newspapers because I don't accept time during the week.
4. To accompany addition up to date; abrupt someone: Let me bolt you up on all the gossip. I apprehend the Sunday bi-weekly to bolt up on the news.
5. To appropriate or lift article suddenly: The wind bent up the awning and agitated it off. I wasn't captivation assimilate the airship actual tightly, and the wind bent it up and beatific it sailing away.
6. To absorb addition in something, generally unwillingly. Acclimated chiefly in the passive: The agent was bent up in the scandal.
7. To allure or absorb someone. Acclimated chiefly in the passive: Perhaps I shouldn't accept proposed to you, but I was bent up in the affection of the evening.
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in. to breach the biologic habit; to abjure from drugs. (Drugs.) I aloof apperceive I can bolt up, if I can aloof get through the aboriginal week. Apprentice more: catch, up
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