catch a cold

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catch a cold (third-person singular simple present catches a cold, present participle catching a cold, simple past and past participle caught a cold)

1. (idiomatic) To contract a cold.
2. (idiomatic) To encounter difficulties.
   • 2014 March 22, Rupert Jones, “Retiring abroad? Don't catch a cold because of the state pension freeze”, in The Guardian:

     Don't catch a cold because of the state pension freeze.

   • 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:

     If the U.S. goes into recession in 2021, the rest of the world is expected to catch a cold.

   • 2018 February 21, Frances Cook, “Cooking the Books podcast: Don't panic, but your KiwiSaver has has gone down”, in New Zealand Herald:

     When the US sneezes the rest of us catch a cold, so not only is the US sharemarket continuing to jump around, but so is New Zealand's.

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