To catch up with someone
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If something bad that you have done or that has been happening to you catches up with you, it begins to cause problems for you:
To catch up with someone meaning & definition 1 of To catch up with someone.
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If people in authority catch up with you, they discover that you have been doing something wrong and often punish you for it:
To catch up with someone meaning & definition 2 of To catch up with someone.
