shootingstar
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DR. GIBBS arrives at his back door and passes through the trellis into his house.
MRS. GIBBS: Everything all right, Frank?
DR. GIBBS: Yes. I declare - easy as kittens.
MRS. GIBBS: Bacon 'll be ready in a minute. Set down and drink your coffee.
You can catch a couple hours' sleep this morning, cant you?
DR. GIBBS: Hm! . . . Mrs. Wentworth's coming at eleven. Guess I know
what it's about, too. Her stummick ain't what it ought to be.
. . .
(Thornton Wilder, Our Town, Act I)
What does catch mean there? I know the phrase catch up on one's sleep, but this is different. There must be a difference in meaning in my opinion.
DR. GIBBS arrives at his back door and passes through the trellis into his house.
MRS. GIBBS: Everything all right, Frank?
DR. GIBBS: Yes. I declare - easy as kittens.
MRS. GIBBS: Bacon 'll be ready in a minute. Set down and drink your coffee.
You can catch a couple hours' sleep this morning, cant you?
DR. GIBBS: Hm! . . . Mrs. Wentworth's coming at eleven. Guess I know
what it's about, too. Her stummick ain't what it ought to be.
. . .
(Thornton Wilder, Our Town, Act I)
What does catch mean there? I know the phrase catch up on one's sleep, but this is different. There must be a difference in meaning in my opinion.
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