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
Exempel
They caught colds during flu season.
02
åka på en ekonomisk smäll, få ekonomiska problem
to face problems and difficulties, particularly financial ones
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idiom
informal
Exempel
You can make your competitors catch cold and make them not do what they would rather do.
Restaurangen åkte på en ekonomisk smäll under det långa byggarbetet utanför.
