Jun 21, 2022 · Yes, "be/get caught in an embarrassing situation" is a quite common expression and probably the most common one. Moment can be used instead of situation also. There can …

Mar 18, 2021 · Like, "His wife caught him watching porn". Or in this case, presumably the writer thinks that being seen singing to his cat will make him look foolish. Note that we use the same …

Apr 10, 2017 · To catch up with X means to be up to date with X, either by getting information or performing outstanding tasks. Caught up by itself can mean "stuck due to some circumstance …

Apr 11, 2024 · She had her bag caught in the door. here is the same as: She got her bag caught in the door. The grammar here is: get or have + past participle. So, not all your examples work …

Aug 22, 2023 · Let's say I am closing a door, and my palm's skin gets stuck between the doors, and started bleeding. What word can I use to describe this situation?

Feb 23, 2016 · I'm looking for an idiom, proverb or saying that can be used for describing a situation that someone focus on the minor problems in their life rather than the basic problems …

Sep 19, 2015 · Also "I caught a cold" would to me mean that your cold recently happened. And "I got a cold" is not necessarily uneducated you could say lazy or more accurately its slang way …

Dec 15, 2016 · The phrase "caught cold" is neither a general way to describe an illness caused by cold nor does it imply that cold temperatures caused the illness, while the phrase "got cold" …

May 23, 2024 · Saying something was caught/trapped " in the door " is an idiomatic (in British English at least) way of saying something was caught between the door and the doorframe as …

Would it be colloquial if I say " I have had a cold I can't come to work today" or " I have got/gotten a cold I can't come to work today" or " I have caught a cold I can't come to work today ? " to …