catch of the day en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) A type of fish or other seafood which has been caught and brought to the market within the last twenty-four hours.
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(idiomatic, informal, uncountable, usually) A person who is a popular or desirable choice to be a partner in a prospective marital or romantic relationship.
He was tall, dark and handsome. He was considered the catch of the day, except that he never got caught.
2014, John Smalldridge, chapter 5, in The Tarnished Camaro, →ISBN:If you make $20,000 or more and you look clean, you may be the catch of the day.
2014, Roberto Diaz, A survival guide: Child Support, →ISBN, page 46:“Live Oaks is where I met my husband. Hands down, Bud was the catch of the day."
2005, Margaret A. Graham, Land Sakes (Esmeralda Trilogy Book #3), →ISBN, page 36:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| catches of the day | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (8)
pl ryba dnia (a type of fish or other seafood) · it fresco di giornata (a type of fish or other seafood) · pl partia (a person who is a popular or desirable choice to be a partner in a prospective marital or romantic relationship) · fr bon parti (a person who is a popular or desirable choice to be a partner in a prospective marital or romantic relationship) · it buon partito (a person who is a popular or desirable choice to be a partner in a prospective marital or romantic relationship) · es partidazo (a person who is a popular or desirable choice to be a partner in a prospective marital or romantic relationship) · fi saalis (a person who is a popular or desirable choice to be a partner in a prospective marital or romantic relationship) · fi päivän saalis (a type of fish or other seafood)