catch it

1. (idiomatic)To be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten.

   a. 1887, George Bernard Shaw, An Unsocial Socialist If they beat us, we shall catch it, and serve us right.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see catch, it.

1. I caught it.

   Я впіймав його.

   ruЯ её поймал.

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2. The police caught him at it.

   deDie Polizei hat ihn auf frischer Tat ertappt.

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3. Tom threw the baseball to Mary and she caught it.

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4. Tom threw the ball to me, but I couldn't catch it.

   deTom warf mir den Ball zu, aber ich konnte ihn nicht fangen.

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5. I threw a ball to my dog and he caught it in his mouth.

   deIch habe meinem Hund einen Ball zugeworfen, und er hat ihn mit der Schnauze gefangen.

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