1 to clutch

2 to grab

3 to capture

1 to catch fish

2 to fish

1 to pursue

2 to be after

3 to hunt down

1 to seize

2 to capture

1 to catch

2 to grapple with

3 to hold onto

1 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)

2 strapped for cash

3 unable to make ends meet

1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations

2 to act on hearsay evidence

1 lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net

2 to waste one's effort (idiom)

1 to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target

2 a turkey shoot

1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger