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catch a cold en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To contract a cold.
2. (idiomatic) To encounter difficulties.
   • Don't catch a cold because of the state pension freeze. 2014 March 22, Rupert Jones, “Retiring abroad? Don't catch a cold because of the state pension freeze”, in The Guardian:
   • If the U.S. goes into recession in 2021, the rest of the world is expected to catch a cold. 2018 February 14, Gary Howes, “British Pound to Languish Below 1.10 vs. Euro as Recession Beckons in 2021 say Scandinavian Economists”, in Pound Sterling:

Forms

Descendants

kèchkuli

Relateds

couldn't catch a cold · catch one's death

Translations (77)

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