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to catch (a) cold
01
to get sick with a virus that causes a runny nose, cough, and sore throat
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collocation
Esempi
He caught a bad cold and had to stay home from work.
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subire una batosta finanziaria, finire nei guai finanziari
to face problems and difficulties, particularly financial ones
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idiom
informal
Esempi
It was all going according to plan until we caught a cold and lost funding at the lab.
Quando il mercato immobiliare crollò, molti investitori subirono una batosta finanziaria.
