See gotcha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "I got you",
"word": "mám tě"
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"text": "They change the number at random intervals and if you miss a sign. What a gotcha!",
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"text": "You're asking me a ridiculous hypothetical question that no one can reasonably answer. You need to stop with your gotchas.",
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"text": "The gotcha in your second paragraph needs more developing. You don't have enough evidence that the author is contradicting himself.",
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