Money & finance
a catch
a hidden condition or problem
A catch is a hidden condition or problem that makes an offer less attractive than it first seems.
Hear it in real life
They are giving away new phones for free.
What is the catch?
The hotel room is free, but there is a catch: you have to attend a sales presentation.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: There is ‸ catch with the free trial.
Say: There is a catch with the free trial.
The fixed expression needs the article "a" before "catch."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
there is a catch; what is the catch?; the catch is that...
Your turn: say it out loud
The hotel room is free, but there is a catch: you have to attend a sales presentation.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a catch
a hidden condition or problem
“The hotel room is free, but there is a catch: you have to attend a sales presentation.”
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