Definitions from Wiktionary (catch a Tartar)
▸ verb: (archaic, colloquial) To discover someone is much stronger, much more dangerous, and/or much more violent than they appeared at first, especially after laying hands on them or (thieves' cant, obsolete) in a failed attempt to rob someone who turns out to be a stronger robber.
▸ verb: (archaic, colloquial, figurative) To discover someone who cannot be controlled or disposed of more generally.
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▸ verb: (archaic, colloquial) To discover someone is much stronger, much more dangerous, and/or much more violent than they appeared at first, especially after laying hands on them or (thieves' cant, obsolete) in a failed attempt to rob someone who turns out to be a stronger robber.
▸ verb: (archaic, colloquial, figurative) To discover someone who cannot be controlled or disposed of more generally.
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catch,
catch out,
dare,
tart up,
sort,
catch a case,
catch a stray,
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catch napping,
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