Idiom
catch a fade
Meaning
To get knocked out (struck and rendered unconscious).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Keep talking like that and you will catch a fade.”
“He tried to start a fight at the bar, but he ended up catching a fade instead.”
“The arrogant challenger underestimated his opponent's strength and quickly caught a fade in the first round of the match.”
Examples
simple
“Keep talking like that and you will catch a fade.”
contextual
“He tried to start a fight at the bar, but he ended up catching a fade instead.”
complex
“The arrogant challenger underestimated his opponent's strength and quickly caught a fade in the first round of the match.”
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