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
例子
I felt terrible yesterday; I caught cold after getting soaked in the rain.
She caught a cold after being out in the rain.
02
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例子
It was all going according to plan until we caught a cold and lost funding at the lab.
The film caught a cold over the outstanding debt.
