catch no ball
(Singapore, Malaysia, colloquial) To fail to understand something; be unable to comprehend what others are saying.
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(Singapore, Malaysia, colloquial) To fail to understand something; be unable to comprehend what others are saying.
Being someone who doesn't understand Hokkien, I catch no ball as to what you say :-).
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