catch a likeness
Example Sentences
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He could catch a likeness in a moment.
From Where the Path Breaks by Créspigny, Charles de
V. represent, delineate; depict, depicture†; portray; take a likeness, catch a likeness &c. n.; hit off, photograph, daguerreotype; snapshot; figure, shadow forth, shadow out; adumbrate; body forth; describe &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
It isn't everybody who can catch a likeness.
From Loyal to the School by Brazil, Angela
Can a chap catch a likeness flying along a rail road? can he even see the feature?
From The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler
Can a chap catch a likeness flyin' along a railroad?
From The Clockmaker Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler
