But to kill Matabele is like catching fleas on a dog's back: there are always more.

When Brian catches fleas, the house becomes infested.

The species may catch fleas from the nests and burrows of its prey.

Rushing is good only for catching fleas.

(Among them: dip the dog, so the hooker won't catch fleas.)

To avoid catching fleas from their carpets, try dusting your socks with flea powder.

The leaves of this tree are sticky in nature and if they are put out in a room, their gelatinous surface will catch flies and fleas.

"Since then, we have been catching fleas all the time; I, for one, had a booty of 20 a day for three days, and they are still not completely gone."

The apes, saturated and peaceful, lived in sophisticated playfulness, or caught fleas in philosophic contemplation; the Neanderthaler trampled gloomily through the world, banging around with clubs.

Carnivores use their incisors for many jobs that need fine control, such as catching fleas, carrying a kitten or peeling the skin off a fish.