catch hell

kætʃ hɛl

caught hell

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of catch hell - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

reprimand

receive severe criticism or punishment

He will catch hell for missing the meeting.

difficulty

experience severe difficulty or trouble

She caught hell trying to fix the broken machine.

suffer

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Expressions with catch

catch cold

become ill with a cold virus

She might catch cold if she goes out without a coat.

catch breath

pause to breathe after physical activity

After the run, she stopped to catch breath.

catch fire

start to burn or burst into flames

The dry leaves can easily catch fire.

catch flies

capture small flying insects

He used a net to catch flies.

catch someone's attention

make someone notice something

The bright colors caught her attention immediately.

catch up with

reach someone who is ahead

I had to run to catch up with her on the trail..

Expressions with hell

hell raising

causing trouble for fun or excitement

The teenagers were known for their hell raising at parties.

living hell

state or place of extreme suffering or torment

After the accident, his life became a living hell.

flipping hell

intj.

shows anger or irritation at someone or something

Flipping hell, why won't this work!

it was hell

exp.

it was extremely painful, hard, or unpleasant

The recovery after surgery was hell.

that was hell

exp.

that experience was extremely painful, hard, or awful

After the stormy flight, that was hell.

beat the hell out of

hit someone or something very violently many times

The gang threatened to beat the hell out of him.

go through hell

experience extreme difficulty or suffering

He went through hell during the divorce proceedings..

go to hell

express anger and contempt towards someone

She told him to go to hell after the argument.

hell of an

adj.

used to greatly intensify praise or criticism

That was a hell of an idea, but a hell of a mess.

make life hell

cause someone to feel very unhappy or suffer a lot

Her boss made life hell for everyone in the office.

Examples of catch hell in a sentence

The coach caught hell for the team's poor performance.
He knew he would catch hell for missing the deadline.
They caught hell from their parents for staying out late.

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French:prendre une volée, avoir beaucoup de mal, ...
German:Ärger kriegen, Schwierigkeiten haben, ...
Italian:prendere un sacco di critiche, vedere i sorci verdi, ...
Spanish:recibir una buena bronca, pasarlas canutas, ...
Portuguese:apanhar, passar um mau bocado, ...
Chinese:挨骂, 遇到麻烦, ...
Japanese:厳しい批判を受ける, 大変な目に遭う, ...
Arabic:تَلَقّى وَبيلًا, عانَى كَثيرًا, ...
Hebrew:לַחְטוֹף עַל הָרֹאשׁ, לַחֲווֹת קוֹשִׁי רַב, ...
Russian:получать выговор, получить нагоняй, ...
Ukrainian:отримувати догану, потрапити в халепу, ...
Hindi:खरी-खोटी सुनना, बहुत मुसीबत उठाना, ...
Bengali:বকুনি খাওয়া, ভীষণ ঝামেলায় পড়া, ...
Catalan:rebre una esbroncada, passar-ho malament, ...
Czech:schytat to, mít peklo, ...
Danish:få skældud, have store problemer, ...
Dutch:een uitbrander krijgen, in de problemen komen, ...
Greek:τρώω κατσάδα, περνάω δύσκολα, ...
Hungarian:megkapja a magáét, megszenvedni, ...
Khmer:រងការស្តីបន្ទោសធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ, ជួបការលំបាកខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:호되게 질책받다, 고생하다, ...
Persian:حسابی مواخذه شدن, به دردسر افتادن, ...
Polish:oberwać, mieć przechlapane, ...
Portuguese (BR):levar uma bronca, passar um mau bocado, ...
Romanian:a fi aspru criticat, a primi o mustrare, ...
Swedish:få skäll, ha det svårt, ...
Thai:โดนด่า, ลำบากหนัก, ...
Turkish:fırça yemek, büyük zorluk yaşamak, ...
Vietnamese:bị mắng té tát, gặp khổ sở, ...

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