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
例
I felt terrible yesterday; I caught cold after getting soaked in the rain.
02
金銭的な打撃を受ける, 資金難に陥る
to face problems and difficulties, particularly financial ones
![to [catch] (a|) cold definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/41766/original/?type=jpeg "to [catch] (a|) cold definition and meaning")
idiom
informal
例
You can make your competitors catch cold and make them not do what they would rather do.
外で長期間の工事が続いた間、そのレストランは金銭的な打撃を受けた。
