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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Catch a Tartar The biter bit. Grose says an Irish soldier in the Imperial service, in a battle against the Turks, shouted to his comrade that he had caught a Tartar. "Bring him along, then," said his mate. "But he won't come," cried Paddy. "Then come along yourself," said his comrade. "Arrah!" replied Paddy, "I wish I could, but he won't let me." "We are like the man who boasted of having caught a Tartar, when the fact was that the Tartar had caught him." - Cautions for the Times. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Dupe | Verb: be deceived; be the dupe of; fall into a trap; swallow the bait, nibble at the bait; bite, catch a Tartar. |
Retaliation | Serve one right, be hoist on one's own petard, throw a stone in one's own garden, catch a Tartar. |
Unskillfulness | Not know what one is about, not know one's own interest, not know on which side one's bread is buttered; stand in one's own light, quarrel with one's bread and butter, throw a stone in one's own garden, kill the goose which lays the golden eggs, pay dear for one's whistle, cut one's own throat, bum one's fingers; knock one's head against a stone wall, beat one's head against a stone wall; fall into a trap, catch a Tartar, bring the house about one's ears; have too many eggs in one basket (imprudent), have too many irons in the fire. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Expression using "CATCH A TARTAR": To catch a tartar. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "CATCH A TARTAR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | törököt fog (to catch a tartar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | atchcay aay artartay encontrar adversário poderoso. (various references) a-şi gãsi nasul (be overmatched, find one's match). (various references) sufrir (bear a load, bleed, come under, experience, go through, lose oneself, meet with, receive, suffer, sustain, take, trouble, undergo). (various references) çetin cevize çatmak. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-a-c-c-h-r-r-t-t-t" | |
-4 letters: caracara, cataract. | |
-5 letters: attract, catarrh, ratatat. | |
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