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ATC Idiome

bury the hatchet

stop arguing or fighting, throw down your arms When will the English and the French bury the hatchet?

catcall

shouting disapproval or insults, heckling The catcalls from the audience caused the speaker to pause.

catch 22

the cause is the effect and the effect is the cause It was catch 22. I needed my glasses to find my glasses.

catch a buzz

begin to feel intoxicated, begin to feel natural high This is strong beer. You catch a buzz from drinking one bottle!

catch a cold

get a cold I caught a bad cold last week and had to miss three weeks of work.

catch a cold (catch cold)

be sick with a cold, come down with a cold I caught a cold while we were in Vancouver.

catch a glimpse

see for only a second, visible for a brief time I caught a glimpse of Sue at the mall, but she didn't see me.

catch a plane/bus/train

go to the airport and get on the plane After the meeting, you can catch the plane to Toronto.

catch a ride

ride with someone who has a vehicle, get a lift When I go to church, I catch a ride with my neighbor Lila.

catch as catch can

no order, get what you can The Clearance Sale was catch as catch can - each one for himself.

catch hell

get a scolding or lecture, get it, get shit """Did you catch hell for cheating?"" ""Yes. The teacher lectured me and gave me zero on the exam."""

catch it

get a scolding or lecture, catch hell Did you catch it for coming in late? Was your mom mad?

catch me by surprise

surprise me, not warn me The snowstorm in May caught us by surprise. We didn't expect it.

catch me doing that

see me doing that, find me doing that You won't catch me skydiving. It's too dangerous.

catch on

get work, get a job, hire on Maybe you can catch on with a survey crew for the summer.

catch one

attract one

catch one's death of cold

become very ill (with a cold, flu etc) The little boy was told to be careful in the rain or he would catch his death of cold.

catch one's eye

attract one's attention/interest.

catch phrase

idiom, popular phrase, buzz word There's a catch phrase for Newfoundland: The Rock.

catch some rays

have a sun bath, get a sun tan, bag some rays When we get to Hawaii, you can catch some rays. It's sunny there.

catch some z's

sleep, get some rest, crash Do you mind if I catch some z's on your couch? I'm sleepy.

catch some Zs

" sleep for a while; take a nap."

catch (someone) red-handed

catch someone in the middle of doing something wrong The woman was caught red-handed at the store trying to steal some cosmetics.

catch the wave

join the trend, do what is popular Condos are popular now. Should we buy one and catch the wave?

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 with one

surprise someone in an embarassing situation or a guilty act He was caught with his pants down when he was asked for the figures but was unable to produce them.

catch you at a bad time

visit or call when it is inconvenient You look very sad. Did I catch you at a bad time?

catch you later

I will talk to you later, I will see you later I have to leave now. Catch you later.

catch you off guard

surprise you, say what you do not expect Did my comment about dog poop catch you off guard?

catch your death

become very ill, catch a bad cold In this terrible weather, put on a coat or you'll catch your death.

catch your eye

cause you to look, get your attention When I was in Paris, a Peugeot cabriolet caught my eye. Ah!

count your chickens before they hatch

depend heavily on plans, spend money that you have not received "Politicians have learned not to ""count their chickens"" before the election."

don't count your chickens before they hatch

do not expect all plans to be successful, wait until you get the final results """Look at the sales I'm going to make this month - over 50!"" ""Don't count your chickens... ."""

down the hatch

down the throat and into the stomach Another pickled egg went down the hatch. Yum!

early bird catches the worm

a person who gets up early in the morning has the best chance of success Let

from scratch

from the very beginning He decided to build the house from scratch.

hatchet man

a politician etc. whose job it is to say negative things about the opposition, a person in a company who must fire extra workers or cut other expenses etc. He is acting as a hatchet man for the leader but I don

match wits

compete with someone's wit or humor Don't try to match wits with Pat. He has a reply for everything.

no match for

not as strong as, not an equal competitor European basketball teams were no match for the Dream Team.

oilpatch

the local oil industry, the oil business Calgary's oilpatch does not control the price of oil and gas.

patch things up

agree to stop fighting, become friends again Jon and May fight a lot, but they patch things up and go on.

patch up

fix I have been trying to patch up our differences for many months now.

ratch

damage, wreck, trash Who ratched the gears on my bike? I can't shift into low!

rubber match

final game, showdown Each team has won a game. They play the rubber match today.

Saskatchewan pheasant

magpie, black and white bird Two Saskatchewan pheasants flew out of the bush.

Sasquatch

(See Big Foot)

scratch

remove from the list, cancel I saw the list of players on the team. I've been scratched.

scratch one

do something nice for someone in the hope that they will do something for you "You scratch my back and I