to catch out

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To put a batsman out by catching the batted ball before it touches the ground
To discover or expose as fake or insincere
{f} trap a person in error, catch a person in wrongdoing
To catch someone out means to cause them to make a mistake that reveals that they are lying about something, do not know something, or cannot do something. Detectives followed him for months hoping to catch him out in some deception The government has been caught out by the speed of events
trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"
to catch out
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