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catch me

catch me interjection: there is not the remotest possibility of one carrying out the deed or action suggested.

Interjection

  1. (colloquial) There is not the remotest possibility of one carrying out the deed or action suggested.
    • I wished at first to persuade him to give me lessons in the office, but could not succeed: “No, no, lad;” said he, “catch me going in there: I would just as soon venture into a nest of porcupines.”1862, George Borrow, Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery

Origin of catch me

Short for "you'd never catch me doing that" or similar.

Questions about catch me

What does catch me mean?
Catch me means there is not the remotest possibility of one carrying out the deed or action suggested.
What part of speech is catch me?
Catch me is an interjection.

Words near catch me in the dictionary

  1. catch in 4k
  2. catch in possession
  3. catch it
  4. catch it in the neck
  5. catch lacking
  6. catch me
  7. catch napping
  8. catch no ball
  9. catch no balls
  10. catch of the day
  11. catch on

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