catch up withsomeone
phrasal verbwithcatchverbuk/kætʃ/us/kætʃ/caught|caught
(CAUSE PROBLEMS)
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If somethingbadthat you have done or that has beenhappeningto youcatchesup with you, itbeginstocauseproblemsfor you:
Hislieswillcatchup with him oneday.
Causing anxiety and worry
- alarming
- alarmingly
- bite
- come back to bitesomeoneidiom
- come back/home to roostidiom
- disturb
- dread
- frightensomeone/somethingaway/off
- get/go beyond a jokeidiom
- givesomeonethe jimjamsidiom
- givesomeonethe jittersidiom
- gnaw
- rattle
- roost
- stressful
- suspenseful
- swatting
- tense
- tenseness
- trigger
(PUNISH)
Ifpeopleinauthoritycatchup with you, theydiscoverthat you have been doing somethingwrongand oftenpunishyou for it:
They had beensellingstolencarsforyearsbefore thepolicecaughtup with them.
Punishing & punishments
- ankle bracelet
- ankle tag
- attach
- attachment
- bar
- be brought/called to accountidiom
- bring
- discipline
- flaysomeonealiveidiom
- get what's coming toyouidiom
- grounded
- hair shirt
- hang
- spare
- spare the rod and spoil the childidiom
- spot fine
- stringsomeoneup
- swing
- swing for itidiom
- tagging
(TALK TO)
tocommunicatewith someone bytalkinginpersonor on thephoneor byexchangingmessages, andlearnordiscusswhat has beenhappeningintheirlife:
Shespendshourson thephone,catchingup witholdfriends.
I mustcatchup with you sometime.
- Who says you can onlycatchup withfamilyatChristmas?
- Somepeopleare sobusy, they have toschedulea 20-minutemeetingat 7 a.m. just tocatchup with afriend.
Informal talking & conversation
- badinage
- bantering
- bants
- bloviate
- bull session
- buzz
- chatter
- chew
- chinwag
- chit-chat
- discourse
- exchange
- gas
- heart-to-heart
- intercourse
- pass
- philosophize
- understand
- vox pop
- word-of-mouth