verb (colloquial).—To get a scolding or castigation; to get into trouble; to ‘come in for it.’ For synonyms, see TAN and WIG.
1834. MARRYAT, Jacob Faithful, ch. xxxviii. We all thought Tom was about to CATCH IT.
1848. GASKELL, Mary Barton, xxxi. I shall CATCH IT down stairs, I know.
1872. W. BLACK, The Strange Adventures of a Phaeton, xvi., 218. He CATCHES IT if he does not bring home a fair proportion to his wife.
