catch a packet

English

Verb

catch a packet (third-person singular simple present catches a packet, present participle catching a packet, simple past and past participle caught a packet)

(military, slang, idiomatic) To be fired upon.
- 1956, George Rock, The History of the American Field Service, 1920-1955 (page 436)
  While here last night we caught a packet, and some shrapnel came into our house here. However, no casualties in cars or men.
- 2016, Peter Hart, Voices from the Front: An Oral History of the Great War
  From then onwards about every minute we caught a packet from somewhere: 'Crash! Rattle! Bump! Thump!' Eventually there was an even worse one than usual which knocked us all off our perches; […]

单词	catch a packet
释义	catch a packet English Verb catch a packet (third-person singular simple present catches a packet, present participle catching a packet, simple past and past participle caught a packet) (military, slang, idiomatic) To be fired upon. 1956, George Rock, The History of the American Field Service, 1920-1955 (page 436) While here last night we caught a packet, and some shrapnel came into our house here. However, no casualties in cars or men. 2016, Peter Hart, Voices from the Front: An Oral History of the Great War From then onwards about every minute we caught a packet from somewhere: 'Crash! Rattle! Bump! Thump!' Eventually there was an even worse one than usual which knocked us all off our perches; […]
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