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Phrasal Verb: Catch out

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Catch out - Trick
Example:
The exam is designed to CATCH you OUT.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
- International English
Catch out - Discover or prove that someone is lying
Example:
He CAUGHT me OUT when he checked my story with my previous employer.
Notes:
- Separable [obligatory]
- International English
Catch out - Put someone in an unexpected and difficult situation (often passive)
Example:
We were CAUGHT OUT in the storm.
Notes:
- Separable [obligatory]
- International English
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Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 6 phrasal verbs with 'CATCH'

- Catch at
- Catch on
- Catch out
- Catch up
- Catch up on
- Catch up with

 
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