catch on
Example Sentences
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When he tried a swipe, the ball looped up to be caught on the leg side, only for the umpire to signal no-ball.
From BBC
The company fired an executive this week who was allegedly caught on tape saying the company’s soup was “highly processed,” made for “poor people” and used lab-grown and 3-D printed chicken.
Campbell’s CPB -0.08%decrease; red down pointing triangle said it fired the executive allegedly caught on audio disparaging the company’s products.
“Your structure may catch on fire,” Smith said.
From Los Angeles Times
Artificial intelligence took the idea to an extreme, and investors are catching on.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.