not want to catch (one) (doing something)
not want to catch (one) (doing something)
To not want to see or find out that one is doing something that has been forbidden. I don't want to catch you borrowing my car, or there'll be hell to pay! I don't want to catch you going through my things again, or I'll ground you for a week!
See also: catch, not, want
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- not let (someone) catch (one) (doing something)
- not let catch doing
- there will be hell to pay
- there will be the devil to pay
- there will be the deuce to pay
- the deuce to pay
- hell/the devil to pay
- hell to pay
- hell to pay, there'll be
- have hell to pay