"catch hell" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-catch hell.ogg [Australia] 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. (idiomatic) To be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: catch it, cop it, get it
    Sense id: en-catch_hell-en-verb-RAZ0xJ85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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