Grammar fix
catch up on
do something you missed earlier
to do work, tasks, or activities that you could not do before because you were busy or away.
phrasal verbB1common
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
After my holiday, I had to catch up on all my emails at work.
If I miss a few classes, I usually spend extra time at home to catch up on my studies.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: I need to catch up my sleep.
Say: I need to catch up on my sleep.
'Catch up ON something'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Attend to accumulated correspondence' is bureaucratic; 'catch up on' is natural.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
catch up on
- on
- sleep
- work
- the news