Catch
Catch verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Rid
Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The only catch is, not a single coin can be spent - unless you get rid of the purse.
Source: Death by Materialism -
The catch is, you must not destroy the core without getting rid of all the bodies surrounding it.
- Ivan Krylov has a fable about a purse you can also draw coins from... the catch being, you cannot spend a single one until you get rid of the purse.
Source: Deal With The Devil / Literature
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