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Meaning of catch no ball | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1
/ˈkɛt͡ʃ no bɔː(l)/

Definitions

To fail to understand something; be unable to comprehend what others are saying.

Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial

Examples

“Being someone who doesn't understand Hokkien, I catch no ball as to what you say :-).”
“Ah! I see the problem. Fearless is only semi-literate. In which case, I can understand why he catch no ball. I guess we must ALL show patience to the slow-witted.”
“"Infini... what? Sorry, I catch no ball. Again, please." "Infinitessimal - small, small winnings, Chin," said Clarence...”
“"The sense of meaning halal should debated on either symbolic reminder of hygiene also define the level of hygiene to the level of a stomach ache or death that is what make sense!" Huh? What kind of English is this? Catch no ball....LOL.”
“THE ‘CATCH NO BALL BUT WILL KEEP TRYING’ AWARD INCEPTION Only the incomparable Christopher Nolan, after reviving the superhero genre, could have had the cojones to convince a tightfisted big movie studio to greenlight a movie as ridiculously convoluted and richly layered as this.”
“Catch no ball of what you're talking and saying in your content. Talking and saying, and writing are different ways of expressions. They are not the same.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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