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catch hands

idiom
Meaning

To take a punch; to get hit, especially with the hand or fist.


Examples
SIMPLE

Keep talking like that and you will catch hands.

CONTEXTUAL

He started a fight in the bar and ended up catching hands from the bouncer.

COMPLEX

The aggressive stranger quickly realized he had provoked the wrong person when he caught hands for his insults.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    catch a body

    to kill, to murder

  2. 02

    catch a break

    To experience the minimal amount of good luck or a favorable outcome.

  3. 03

    catch a case

    To be infected with a disease; used with of.

  4. 04

    catch a cold

    To contract a cold.

  5. 05

    catch a date

    Of a prostitute, to secure a client who is willing to pay for services.

  6. 06

    catch a fade

    To get knocked out (struck and rendered unconscious).

  7. 07

    catch a falling knife

    To buy a financial instrument whose price is falling rapidly.

  8. 08

    catch a packet

    To be fired upon.

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