Catch Catching Caught

There are so many ways of using caught, catch and catching – as can be seen from the idioms below. So it is difficult to define the words easily.

Example: I saw my mom, sister and Aunt Ellen (she is deceased) on a hill by my dorms, and asked if they saw me graduate. They said they slept through it and thought they could catch me. I was angry with them.

This example could easily be seen under ‘see’ – “asked me if I saw me” instead of “catch me”. But consider if you did ‘catch’ someone in the sense illustrated, because it is a dream, it is really about catching themselves doing or not doing what is dreamt. See Dreams are a reflection of your inner world. So please read the idioms carefully and see if you can recognise any of them in the story of your dream. Then please use Easy Dream Understanding

Example: I went to pick her up to cuddle her, and she crawled away from me like we were playing a chase game. The daycare worker commented on how fast she is when she crawls. “I could barely catch her,” she said. When I was holding my baby in my arms, I felt so happy because I had been waiting so long to hold her.

Example: Usually I am swimming at the beach when the water would become rough and very dark and I am caught up in the waves and try to duck under the sea before the giant waves crash on me.

Idioms: catch 22; catch a buzz; catch a cold (catch cold); catch a glimpse; catch a plane/bus/train; catch a ride; catch as catch can; catch hell; catch it; catch me by surprise; catch me doing that; catch on; catch phrase; catch some rays; catch some z’s; catch the wave; catch up; catch up on; catch up with; catch you at a bad time; catch you later; catch you off guard; catch your death; catch your eye; there’s a catch to it; catch-up; play catch-up; caught dead; catch what they say; caught flatfooted; caught in the act; caught looking; caught red-handed; caught up; caught with his pants down; get caught; get caught up; wouldn’t be caught dead.