catch flies (English, verb)
expansion: catch flies (third-person singular simple present catches flies, present participle catching flies, simple past and past participle caught flies)
Senses:
glosses: To have one's mouth wide open for a prolonged period.
tags: idiomatic
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
theater
glosses: Of an actor: to distract the audience by moving or gesturing when the focus should be elsewhere.
tags: informal
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see catch, fly.
Forms:
form: catches flies
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: catching flies
tags: participle
present
form: caught flies
tags: participle
past
form: caught flies
tags: past