A (good) Catch - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 a (good) catch From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha (good) catcha (good) catchMARRYWANTsomeone who is a good person to have a relationship with or to marry because they are rich, attractive etc – often used humorously → catchExamples from the Corpusa (good) catch• He went to it at once, looking for a catch, a way of releasing it, but there was nothing.• The law has a catch, however.• Since a doctor or a lawyer is a good catch, he can attract a woman whose family is wealthy.• There is a catch, however!• Within minutes, Honaker felt the telltale movement of a catch moving up the tube.• A man in a uniform was a good catch in these parts.• And keep medicines up high, also with a catch on the cupboard.• He caught 89 passes last year, but he averaged just 7. 7 yards a catch. Exercises Exercises

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