catch up with somebody

phrasal verbphr v

a) CATCHto finally find someone who has been doing something illegal and punish them 〔终于〕抓住并惩罚〔某人〕

It took six years for the law to catch up with them.

用了六年时间才将他们绳之以法。

b) AVOIDif something bad from the past catches up with you, you cannot avoid dealing with it any longer 〔过去的坏事〕缠身，找上门来算账

At the end of the movie his murky past catches up with him.

在电影结尾，他还是摆脱不了那不清白的过去。

→ catch up with somebody at catch1(PHRASAL VERB)

单词	catch up with somebody
释义	catch up with somebody catch up with somebody phrasal verbphr v a) CATCHto finally find someone who has been doing something illegal and punish them 〔终于〕抓住并惩罚〔某人〕 It took six years for the law to catch up with them. 用了六年时间才将他们绳之以法。 b) AVOIDif something bad from the past catches up with you, you cannot avoid dealing with it any longer 〔过去的坏事〕缠身，找上门来算账 At the end of the movie his murky past catches up with him. 在电影结尾，他还是摆脱不了那不清白的过去。 → catch up with somebody at catch1(PHRASAL VERB)
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