Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catch hell

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.67 in modern English

Syllables: catch hell
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten.

Slang

verb

To experience troubling or difficult times.

Slang

Example Sentences

"It’s not exactly a Pixar-level examination of complicated family dynamics, and the movie still has plenty of knuckled-headed, Sandler-style boys-will-be-dumbasses shtick: Children everywhere will surely thrill to the sub-subplot about Frank catching hell about his gambling problem from his wife, Eunice (Fran Drescher)!"
"The family on the other side of town / Would catch hell without a ghetto around / In every city you find the same thing going down / Harlem is the capital of every ghetto town / Help me sing it"
"I'm catching hell living here alone / Hmm, I never realized, oh, Lord / That you mean so much to me / I'm catching hell living here alone"

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

catches hell (present, singular) catching hell (participle, present) caught hell (participle, past) caught hell (past)

Synonyms

catch it cop it get it

Questions

What does catch hell mean?: To be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten.

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