to catch up with
[phrase form: catch]
01
따라잡다, 현행범으로 잡다
(of someone in authority) to find out that someone did something wrong and decide to do something about it
예시들
Eventually, the legal system caught up with the fraudulent activities of the businessman.
결국, 법률 시스템은 그 사업가의 사기 행위를 따라잡았습니다.
The inspector assured the workers that safety standards would catch up with those who violated them.
검사관은 노동자들에게 안전 기준을 위반한 사람들을 따라잡을 것이라고 확신시켰다.
02
따라잡다, 잡다
to eventually begin to cause someone problems that one has managed to avoid so far
예시들
The consequences of his procrastination finally caught him up.
그의 미루기의 결과가 마침내 그를 따라잡았다.
I hope my overdue assignments do n't catch up with me during the exam week.
늦은 제출물이 시험 주간에 따라잡지 않기를 바랍니다.
