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Palabra Posted 8 years ago
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Catch?

What might be "catch" in this context?

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things have gotten a little too good to be true, right ed? Ed knew there had to be a catch

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so Ed wasn't surprised when he discovered that when a tree falls on a power line hmm stuff stops working.

  

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a catch an unexpected and often ironic disadvantage. eg This pill will make you live forever. The catch is that you will always be unconscious.

  • a catch an unexpected and often ironic disadvantage.
  • eg This pill will make you live forever.
  • The catch is that you will always be unconscious.
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a catch an unexpected and often ironic disadvantage.


eg This pill will make you live forever. The catch is that you will always be unconscious.

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Palabrathere had to be a catch

catch: snag, trick, hitch, pitfall, complication

unforeseen obstacle;
a problem or disadvantage that you have not planned for;
a hidden problem or disadvantage in an apparently ideal situation

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