catching the bus
catching the bus is the present participle and gerund of catch the bus.
Meaning of catch the bus
Verb
catch the bus (third-person singular simple present catches the bus, present participle catching the bus, simple past and past participle caught the bus)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see catch, the, bus.
- To kill oneself deliberately; to commit suicide.
- I have the tools for catching the bus, just not the nerve. Soft suicide I can do. Take some pills, no problem. But never do I succeed that way.2000, (unknown), “catching the bus tonight..... I hope.....”, in alt.suicide.holiday (Usenet)
Questions about catching the bus
- What is catching the bus the present participle and gerund of?
- Catching the bus is the present participle and gerund of catch the bus.
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