catch phrase
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- noun
- /ˈkæʧ freɪz/
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- The comedian's catch phrase made everyone laugh and quickly became popular.
Come up with a new catch phrase for my videos.
- Come up with a new catch phrase for my videos.
- He brings this, this catch phrase up over and over again.
- If I hear that famous catch phrase, Ah, not another Fire.
- Who'd have thought that food would be a catch phrase?
- And if you've got a few, a few favourite catch phrases.
- I'm a little lost on The Voice, but I'll tell you my catch phrase, a long sigh.
- Get out of there and let's let's talk about that catch phrase for a moment.
- Yeah, I don't want to end it, but good catch phrase.
- Oh, somebody just Googled Jewish catch phrases.
- And so really more often than than anything else, people will come up to me and they'll say catch phrases from that show.
Examples
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And so the catch phrase that a lot of bankers have been employing is blockchain, not Bitcoin.
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And so really more often than than anything else, people will come up to me and they'll say catch phrases from that show.
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I want to give you some catch phrases that you go, oh, I get that right.
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As your good friend, you need a new catch phrase.
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I thought that could be your new catch phrase.
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You guys need a catch phrase?
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Well, apparently there were a few catch phrases that I missed while I was away for 5 years.
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Come up with a new catch phrase for my videos.
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I have a bunch of catch phrases from famous wrestlers.
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And so we talk about L'Oreal and the Because You're Worth It catch phrase, which is the lynchpin of Mirror Mirror.
Synonyms
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3.9
A short phrase many people know and repeat
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3.7
A short memorable phrase that describes a person, company, or product
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7.6
A short word or phrase often used by a group as a slogan
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4.7
Short memorable phrase used in ads to attract attention
How Recognizable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a well-known phrase' is directly derivable from combining 'catch' (to attract or draw attention) with 'phrase' (a group of words): it denotes a phrase that 'catches' attention or recognition. This compositional interpretation is straightforward and common enough that a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Catch phrase may come from the idea of catch meaning 'to grab' and phrase meaning a short line of words. Imagine a short saying that 'grabs' your attention and 'stays' in your mind because people repeat it, so a catch phrase is a well-known expression people recognise.