Global Englishneutral
- To capture or trap flying insects literally, as an activity or task.
Global Englishneutralsports
- To catch a fly ball in sports such as baseball or cricket; to catch a ball hit high into the air.
Global Englishinformalproverbialfigurative
- To occupy oneself with trivial, petty, or idle matters instead of more important tasks; to be inactive or unproductive.
- To attract or win people over, especially used in proverbial contexts (as in the expression about catching flies with honey rather than vinegar).
Global Englishinformalcolloquial
- To accomplish a small or insignificant gain; to achieve something minor or negligible.