catch it

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === catch it (third-person singular simple present catches it, present participle catching it, simple past and past participle caught it) (idiomatic) To be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten. a. 1887, George Bernard Shaw, An Unsocial Socialist If they beat us, we shall catch it, and serve us right. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see catch,‎ it. ==== Synonyms ==== cop it catch hell get it nap it ==== Translations ====