# catch feelings

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/catch-feelings
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To suddenly begin to feel romantic attraction (towards).

## Examples

- I did not mean to catch feelings for my best friend.
- We agreed to keep things casual, but I think I am starting to catch feelings for him.
- Despite her firm resolve to remain emotionally detached, she found herself unexpectedly catching feelings for the stranger she met at the gallery.

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