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Phrasal Verb: Catch up with





Catch up with - Do something that should have been done earlier
Example:
I'm going home to CATCH UP WITH my sleep.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
Catch up with - Meet someone after a period of time and find out what they have been doing
Example:
I CAUGHT UP WITH her at the conference.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
Catch up with - When something negative starts to have an effect
Example:
His criminal behaviour is starting to CATCH UP WITH him.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
Catch up with - Punish someone after they have been doing something wrong for a long time
Example:
The tax authorities CAUGHT UP WITH me for not submitting my tax returns.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
Catch up with - Learn something new that many people already understand
Example:
My mother's trying to CATCH UP WITH computers.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
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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