catch sb out
(TRICK) informal — phrasal verb with catch /kætʃ/ verb (caught, caught)Definition
› to trick someone into making a mistake: The examiner will try to catch you out, so stay calm and think carefully before you speak.Plotting and trappingPlanning, expecting and arrangingCheating and tricking
(Definition of catch sb out (TRICK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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catch sb off guard idiom
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catch sb on the hop idiom
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catch sb on the wrong foot idiom
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catch sb out phrasal verb (CAUSE DIFFICULTY)
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catch sb out phrasal verb (SHOW WRONG)
- catch sb out phrasal verb (TRICK)
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catch sb red-handed idiom
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catch sb with their pants/trousers down idiom
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catch sb's eye idiom
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catch up phrasal verb (DISCUSS)
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catch up phrasal verb (DO SOMETHING)
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Synonyms and related words:
- be in league with sb idiom
- cahoots noun
- chicanery noun
- cloak-and-dagger adjective
- collude verb
- conspire verb
- entrap verb
- entrapment noun
- hatch verb (PLAN)
- have a card up your sleeve idiom
- honey trap noun
- plotter noun (PERSON)
- pretext noun
- put-up job noun
- scheme noun
- scheme verb
- set-up noun (TRICK)
- sting noun (GETTING STH)
- trap noun (STH THAT PREVENTS ESCAPE)
- wheeze noun (PLAN)
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