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[missdaredevil]

1
He is *unattached*= He is single, but not in a relatioship with another woman or he is single, but he could be dating women.

2
It is *to hold someone accoutable* or *to hold to some's account*?

3.
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Happy *Travels,*
Why is that *travel with an s*?


4.
Well-presented white cotton, good conversationalist design, not too baggy, not too tight - it's a *catch. *

5.
a hidden or unexpected problem, especially one suspected to exist because everything seems too good to be true

Why is that a catch?
Thanks

[hitori2k6]

missdaredevil,

1. "unattached" usually means someone is single, and could be dating
numerous people. Not in a committed relationship.

2. "To hold someone accountable" is correct. "To hold somone's account"
is not correct.

3. Happy travels is correct because its plural, on-going, or sometime
in the future.

4. This is example is very confusing!!! Can you please provide more
detail or offer it in context.

5. A catch is a hidden or unexpected problem. This is probably more
of an idiomatic expression.

It is a catch because of how it happens.
example: "each time I walk past that door, I catch my shirt on
a nail".
Have you ever tried to "catch" a cat or dog? What happens when
you catch it? It isn't allowed to move, right...?
Ok, same thing with a situation. If there's a catch, that means that
it is being stopped, held up, etc.

I hope this helps.

[missdaredevil]

[LucentShade]

I remember giving that definition of "catch" to your question about "There's always a catch." This is a different meaning of "catch," and it's a meaning that comes from fishing. In fishing, a "good catch" is a large fish or a large number of fish. So, the extended meaning of "catch" is "something that is found or grabbed by chance." Another example would be, "All of her friends told her that her boyfriend was a good catch."