catch it
Get in trouble
To catch it is to receive punishment or a scolding: You're going to catch it when Mom finds out.
The phrase implies trouble is coming, usually from an authority figure.
The "it" is deliberately vague—whatever consequences await, they won't be pleasant.
- receiveAccept something offered
- beratingHarsh verbal criticism
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- earfulHarsh verbal rebuke
- get itUnderstand, often informally
consequences · chastisement · what for · punishment · in for it · discipline · backlash · take the heat · trouble · reprimand · repercussions · scolding · hot water · cop it · rebuke · nailed · accountability · snag
escaping consequences
catch itget away with it
dodge a bullet · slip through the cracks · slip through · skate by · beat the rap