catchsomeoneout
phrasal verbwithcatchverbuk/kætʃ/us/kætʃ/caught|caught
informal(SHOW WRONG)
to show that someone is doingwrong:
Isuspectedhe wasn'ttellingme thetruth, and onedayIcaughthim out when Ifoundsomelettershe'd written.
Proving and disproving
- actions speak louder than wordsidiom
- anti-sexist
- attest
- authenticate
- convince
- credential
- demonstrable
- demonstrably
- dispel
- disprove
- do justice tosomeone/somethingidiom
- lie
- non-evidence
- probatory
- proof positive
- provable
- prove
- the acid test
- vindicate
- vindication
(TRICK)
totricksomeone into making amistake:
Theexaminerwilltrytocatchyou out, sostaycalmandthinkcarefullybefore youspeak.
Plotting & trapping
- be in league withsomeoneidiom
- cahoots
- chemtrail
- chicanery
- cloak-and-dagger
- conspirator
- conspire
- entrap
- entrapment
- hatch
- have a card upyoursleeveidiom
- plot
- plotter
- pretextual
- put-up job
- scheme
- setsomethingup
- snare
- sting
- trap
(CAUSE DIFFICULTY)
to put someone in adifficultsituation:
A lot ofpeoplewerecaughtoutbythesuddenchangein theweather.
Causing difficulties for oneself or others
- ask questions ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- be a tall orderidiom
- be asking for troubleidiom
- beyourown worst enemyidiom
- catch
- come back/home to roostidiom
- dig
- overburden
- pitchforksomeoneintosomething
- plunge
- plunge(someone/something)intosomething
- pull
- shoot
- suicidal
- swamp
- tall
- toughness
- trouble
- worst
- wrong-foot