English Explanatory Dictionary

catch a stray

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be unexpectedly and casually insulted in a seemingly unrelated discussion or argument.

Word forms

catch a stray catches a stray catching a stray caught a stray catch strays

Etymology

From catch (“to be hit by”) + a + stray (“a stray bullet”).

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