Phrasal Verb: Catch up with

Phrasal Verb: Catch up with


Meaning: Do something that should have been done earlier

Example: I'm going home to CATCH UP WITH my sleep.

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Phrasal Verb: Catch up with


Meaning: Meet someone after a period of time and find out what they have been doing

Example: I CAUGHT UP WITH her at the conference.

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Phrasal Verb: Catch up with


Meaning: When something negative starts to have an effect

Example: His criminal behaviour is starting to CATCH UP WITH him.

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Phrasal Verb: Catch up with


Meaning: 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.

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Phrasal Verb: Catch up with


Meaning: Learn something new that many people already understand

Example: My mother's trying to CATCH UP WITH computers.

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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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