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catch a falling knife

catch a falling knife verb: to buy a financial instrument whose price is falling rapidly.

Verb

catch a falling knife (third-person singular simple present catches a falling knife, present participle catching a falling knife, simple past and past participle caught a falling knife)

  1. (idiomatic) To buy a financial instrument whose price is falling rapidly.
    • Buying that stock now would be catching a falling knife. Wait until you see capitulation.
  2. (idiomatic) To buy a financial instrument with the unconfirmed assumption that its price will reverse.

Forms of catch a falling knife

third-person singular presentcatches a falling knife
present participlecatching a falling knife
past participlecaught a falling knife
pastcaught a falling knife

Questions about catch a falling knife

What does catch a falling knife mean?
Catch a falling knife means to buy a financial instrument whose price is falling rapidly.
What part of speech is catch a falling knife?
Catch a falling knife is a verb.
What is the past tense of catch a falling knife?
The past tense of catch a falling knife is caught a falling knife.

Words near catch a falling knife in the dictionary

  1. catch a cold
  2. catch a crab
  3. catch a date
  4. catch a dick
  5. catch a fade
  6. catch a falling knife
  7. catch a packet
  8. catch a ride
  9. catch a square
  10. catch a stray
  11. catch a Tartar

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