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Catch Home Baby Sit Sister Good Bye Speak Time Verb

Idiom Catch You Later
Example I've got to get right home to baby-sit my sister. I'll catch you later.
Meaning good-bye, I'll see or speak to you at another time
Origin The verb "catch" has many meanings, including to capture, to trap, and to grasp or take hold of forcibly. In this late 20th century African-American expression, "catch" means to see or hear from you at a later time.

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