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Going through the example, it comes up with: > Get that off of me before I catch on fire! > Needless variant. 'catch fire' is the preferred form I don't th
by timlyo 11y ago
Going through the example, it comes up with:
> Get that off of me before I catch on fire!
> Needless variant. 'catch fire' is the preferred form
I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "catch fire" rather than "catch on fire".
From the UK if that changes anything.
- reikonomusha 11y ago"To catch fire" is a relatively common term, at least in the USA. "To catch on fire" probably equally so.