catch hell

kætʃ hɛl
caught hell
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Translation of catch hell into German

Verbal expression

1.

reprimand

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receive severe criticism or punishment
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  • He will catch hell for missing the meeting.Er wird Ärger bekommen, weil er das Treffen verpasst hat.
2.

difficulty

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experience severe difficulty or trouble
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  • She caught hell trying to fix the broken machine.Sie hatte große Schwierigkeiten, als sie versuchte, die kaputte Maschine zu reparieren.
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Synonyms and analogies of catch hell in English

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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.

Translations of "catch hell" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Ärger kriegen

He'll catch hell from the coach if he's late to practice again.

Er wird vom Trainer Ärger kriegen, wenn er wieder zu spät zum Training kommt.

durch die Mangel gedreht

We'll catch hell if we don't finish this assignment by the deadline.

Wir werden durch die Mangel gedreht, wenn wir diese Aufgabe nicht bis zum Stichtag erledigen.

Fett wegbekommen

After the disastrous performance, the lead actor knew he would catch hell from the theater critics.

Nach der katastrophalen Aufführung wusste der Hauptdarsteller, dass er von den Theaterkritikern sein Fett wegbekommen würde.

eine gewaltige Standpauke bekommen

You'll catch hell from your boss if you're late to the meeting.

Du wirst von deinem Chef eine gewaltige Standpauke bekommen, wenn du zum Meeting zu spät kommst.

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catch hell: Examples and translations in context

We'll catch hell over this down the road.

Da werden wir noch Ärger kriegen.

They'll catch hell.

Sie werden Ärger kriegen.

She'll catch hell from her parents when they see her report card.

Sie wird von ihren Eltern durch die Mangel gedreht, wenn sie ihr Zeugnis sehen.

Jane knew she would catch hell from her trainer if she skipped another workout session this week.

Jane wusste, dass sie von ihrem Trainer ihr Fett wegbekommen würde, wenn sie diese Woche noch eine Trainingseinheit ausfallen ließe.

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