catch on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for catch on in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

II.catch <-es, pp, pt: caught> [kætʃ] VB trans

1. on (not off):

See also onto, off

onto, on to [ˈɒntʊ, ˈɒntə, Am ˈɑːntuː, ˈɑːntə] PREP

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He used terms such as "grawlixes" for his own amusement, but they soon began to catch on and acquired an unexpected validity.
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Watches were also mounted on a short leather strap or fob, when a long chain would have been cumbersome or likely to catch on things.
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They often wait around a season to make sure a style is going to catch on before producing their own versions of the original look.
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In the morning the balloon is low enough for the grapnel dangling over the edge to catch on a house.
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The broad deck provided space to process the catch on board.
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The vigor and the musical quality, which emanate from the songs, catch on to people of all ages and cultural backgrounds.
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Harder to say twice, no wonder it didn't catch on.
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A fad is said to catch on when the number of people adopting it begins to increase rapidly.
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It did not take long for the pit bike trend to catch on.
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The automaker had determined that a faulty charge port cable could eventually build up enough heat to catch on fire.
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