/ · 1894 Brewer’s · L · Lie at the Catch (To)
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Thus Talkative says to Faithful, “You lie at the catch, I perceive.” To which Faithful replies, “No, not I; I am only for setting things right.” “To lie at the catch,” or lie on the catch, is to lie in wait or to lay a trap to catch one.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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