catching it

Verb

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

1. (idiomatic) To be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten.
   • "You'll catch it, you know," said Tom, nodding his head in an admonitory manner, and hesitating a little as he took the scissors.1860, George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see catch, it.

   Synonyms:

   cop it, catch hell, get it, nap it