cash
1
I prefer to pay by cash.
I prefer to pay in cash.
I prefer to pay cash.
pay by cheque, pay by credit card BUT pay in cash or just pay cash: ‘If you pay (in) cash, you
might get a discount.’
2
The purse contained about $200 cash.
The purse contained about $200 in cash.
amount of money + in cash: ‘£550 in cash’, ‘$190 in cash
catch
The dialogue in this video is very difficult to catch.
The dialogue in this video is very difficult to understand.
At that time I couldn’t speak or catch English at all.
At that time I couldn’t speak or understand English at all.
Catch (= hear and/or understand) is used only in connection with what someone has just said: ‘I’m
afraid I didn’t quite catch the last point. Could you go over it again?’ ‘Did either of you manage to
catch her name?’
catch up
1
I have to catch up all the lessons I missed.
I have to catch up on all the lessons I missed.
catch up (on/with sth) = do the things that you should have done before so that your work is up to
date: ‘Why don’t you stay at home tonight and catch up on some of your homework?’
Compare: ‘Don’t get too far behind with your homework or you’ll never be able to catch up.’
2
New job opportunities will never catch up the rapid growth in population.
New job opportunities will never catch up with the rapid growth in population.
catch up (with sb/sth) = draw level with: ‘Let’s stop here for a few minutes so that the others can
catch up with us.’ ‘In schools up and down the country, girls have not only caught up with boys but
they’re now in the lead.’
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