catch it

phrase

: to incur blame, reprimand, or punishment

He'll really catch it from the boss if he's late again.

Examples of catch it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Maiava uncorked a deep pass to Corey Simms, who leaped in front of a Rutgers cornerback to catch it, then sprinted for an unexpectedly easy 52-yard touchdown. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

After a Golden Flashes timeout, Sayin rolled right and heaved it toward the end zone, when Brandon Inniss caught it in the middle of a crowd of Kent State defensive backs to make it 35-0. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

The no-risk pass was perfectly placed in the back of the end zone for Jefferson to slide in front of rookie cornerback Brandon Cisse — after setting him up with a slight veer to the outside — and catch it in time to drag both feet down inbounds. — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Knoblauch got to third base and (Brian) Hunter caught it out there in the corner on the warning track. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for catch it

• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite
• misfit