catch on

1. (идиома, разговорное)Chiefly in the form catch oneself on: to cause (oneself) to get or regain a proper appreciation of a situation; to behave in the expected, sensible way; to stop fooling around or being silly.

2. (идиома, непереходный)Chiefly followed by to: to cling or hold on to something; to get stuck on something; to take hold.

3. Chiefly followed by to: to cling or hold on to something; to get stuck on something; to take hold.

   (New England, устаревшее, идиома, непереходный)Of food being cooked: to become stuck to the cooking vessel and brown or burn slightly.

4. (идиома, непереходный)Of an idea, a thing, etc.: to become fashionable or popular; also, to become established as standard; to become commonplace.

   It’s a crummy idea, and I certainly hope it doesn’t catch on.

   At first, many people didn’t like that kind of music, but after a while it caught on.

   become popular

5. (идиома, непереходный)Followed by to: to recognize the potential of something; also, to take advantage of or use something (especially an idea, a trend, etc.).

6. (идиома, разговорное, непереходный)Chiefly followed by to: to (begin to) understand; to realize.

   He didn’t have to explain; I caught on right away.

   She’s been catching on pretty well.

1. Tom had planned to catch up on some work over the weekend.

   Том планировал доделать-таки кое-какую работу в выходные. — venticello

   deTom hatte geplant, übers Wochenende ein bisschen Arbeit nachzuholen. — Vortarulo

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2. She caught him cheating on a test.

   Она поймала его на списывании на контрольной работе. — odexed

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3. Tom's a beginner, but he catches on fast.

   Том - новичок, но он схватывает на лету. — Biga

   ukТом початківець, але він швидко вчиться. — ascolto

   deTom ist ein Anfänger, aber er begreift schnell. — xtofu80

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4. Tom was caught cheating on the exam and was expelled from school.

   Тома поймали за списыванием на экзамене и исключили из школы. — marafon

   deTom wurde während der Prüfung beim Schummeln erwischt und der Schule verwiesen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. You catch on quickly.

   Ты быстро схватываешь. — marafon

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неправильный · Урок

• catch upдогнать, догонятьTo pick up suddenly.
• catch outузнать, обнаружитьTo discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate.
• catch onпадать, упастьChiefly in the form catch oneself on: to cause (oneself) to get or regain a proper appreciation of a situation; to behave in the expected, sensible way; to stop fooling around or being silly.