catch a chill
Frequency: 7.58.5 per million words
to become ill with a cold
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Examples (10)
- Put on a coat or you'll catch a chill.
- I think I caught a chill from walking in the rain yesterday.
- He was out in the storm without a jacket and caught a terrible chill.
- My mother is always worried about me catching a chill.
- Don't go out with wet hair, you might catch a chill.
- It's easy to catch a chill if you don't dress warmly in winter.
- He woke up coughing and sneezing, certain he had caught a chill.
- The old sailor warned us not to catch a chill from the sea spray.
- I'm starting to shiver. I hope I'm not catching a chill.
- After sitting in the drafty room, she inevitably caught a chill.