catch a flash
Frequency: 7.011.2 per million words
To briefly see a flash of something.
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Examples (10)
- We caught a flash of white in the bushes.
- I managed to catch a flash of her smile before she turned away.
- The photographer tried to catch a flash of lightning during the storm.
- Did you catch that flash of light across the sky?
- She was lucky to catch a flash of the rare bird before it flew away.
- The security camera managed to catch a flash of the intruder's face.
- I could barely catch a flash of movement in the darkness.
- The driver tried to catch a flash of the street sign as he passed.
- We might catch a flash of inspiration if we keep working.
- The witness claimed to catch a flash of metal in the suspect's hand.