"catch hell" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-catch hell.ogg Forms: catches hell [present, singular, third-person], catching hell [participle, present], caught hell [participle, past], caught hell [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|catch<,,caught> hell}} catch hell (third-person singular simple present catches hell, present participle catching hell, simple past and past participle caught hell)
  1. (slang, idiomatic) To be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten. Tags: idiomatic, slang
    Sense id: en-catch_hell-en-verb-RAZ0xJ85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (slang, idiomatic, uncommon) To experience troubling or difficult times. Tags: idiomatic, slang, uncommon
    Sense id: en-catch_hell-en-verb-HK4Wk0rf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: catch it, cop it, get it

Inflected forms

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