The teacher tried to catch out the students who hadn't done their homework
He was trying to catch out his opponent by asking a trick question
The detective hoped to catch out the suspect with a clever lie
She was caught out by the unexpected pop quiz
The comedian's goal was to catch out the audience with a surprise punchline
Hey, I'm trying to figure out if my friend is actually serious about this business proposal he's pitching me.
Yeah, I get that. Sometimes it's hard to tell. Maybe you could try to *catch out* any inconsistencies in his claims?
Good idea! What kind of questions do you think would be most effective in trying to find those inconsistencies, and, to be fair, giving him a chance to defend his proposal?
The teacher tried to catch out the students with a difficult question
The teacher attempted to trick the students with a hard question
The teacher aimed to expose the students' lack of knowledge with a challenging question
The teacher tried to trap the students into making a mistake
The teacher sought to reveal the students' weaknesses with a tough question