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July 14, 2022 25 mins

Expressions with Catch (Pt. 2)

    - I couldn’t decide what to do…it was a real catch 22!     - They might just catch you off guard!    - I’m going to try to catch a few winks between classes. (Or, ‘catch some Zs)    - Why don’t we go outside for a walk and catch some rays?     - I know I shouldn’t have been looking…but I caught a glimpse of the test key.     - You ought to just catch a lift with me. There’s no point in us both driving.     - I hope I haven’t caught you at a bad time.     - I caught him red handed going through my cell phone call log.      - He should have been on his toes, but the opponent caught him flat footed. 

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