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catch of the day

idiom
Meaning

A person who is a popular or desirable choice to be a partner in a prospective marital or romantic relationship.


Examples
SIMPLE

Everyone thinks he is the catch of the day.

CONTEXTUAL

With his kind personality and successful career, he is definitely the catch of the day at this party.

COMPLEX

Though she had many suitors vying for her attention, the young doctor was widely considered the catch of the day among the city's elite.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    a cold day in July

    The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.

  2. 02

    a day late and a dollar short

    Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.

  3. 03

    a year and a day

    A long time.

  4. 04

    as the day is long

    Unceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.

  5. 05

    bad hair day

    A day when things seem to be unmanageable or go wrong.

  6. 06

    banyan day

    In British naval tradition, a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.

  7. 07

    black day

    A day of great disaster, misfortune or unhappiness.

  8. 08

    call it a day

    To cease an activity.

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