Fixed expressions
Idioms
English fixed expressions — phrases whose meaning isn't obvious from the individual words. Each entry shows the meaning, an example sentence, and its register.
Idioms containing catch, including its inflections. Clear word filter
4 idioms
catch someone's eye
CEFR B1to draw someone's notice or interest
Neutral
catch fire
CEFR B2to begin burning
Neutral
catch someone red-handed
CEFR B2to catch someone in the very act of doing something wrong
Neutral
catch-22
CEFR C1a no-win situation in which every possible solution is blocked by the very rules of the problem
Neutral