What is the origin of the phrase ' to have a catch '?

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2026-07-09 12:15

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the common Word catch acquired the slang meaning of hidden cost or qualification in 1885 so whats the catch probably dates from about that time also

or soon afterward as it is scarcely an idiomatic turn of phrase at all but rather straightforward talk

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