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Verbs
(v)
catch on
,
get wise
,
get onto
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tumble
,
latch on
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cotton on
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twig
,
get it
understand, usually after some initial difficulty
“She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on”
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(v)
catch it
,
get it
receive punishment; be scolded or reprimanded
“I really caught it the other day!”
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“You are going to get it!”
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