"We see his foot catch on a drain plug."
This is from movie script.
I want to know what his foot 'catching on' a drain plug looks like. Mainly I'm asking this because I don't know why the preposition 'on' is used there.
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Noname 8048 I want to know what his foot 'catching on' a drain plug looks like. I doubt there is such a picture on the internet. It means that he tripped over the plug if it is projecting from the floor, or if the plug was attached by a chain, perhaps his foot became entangled in that.
- Noname 8048 I want to know what his foot 'catching on' a drain plug looks like.
- I doubt there is such a picture on the internet.
- It means that he tripped over the plug if it is projecting from the floor, or if the plug was attached by a chain, perhaps his foot became entangled in that.
- Noname 8048 I don't know why the preposition 'on' is used there.
- Because the collocation is 'catch on', that is all.
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Noname 8048I want to know what his foot 'catching on' a drain plug looks like.
I doubt there is such a picture on the internet. It means that he tripped over the plug if it is projecting from the floor, or if the plug was attached by a chain, perhaps his foot became entangled in that.
Noname 8048I don't know why the preposition
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