catch flu

Frequency: 8.218.5 per million words

to become infected with the flu

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Examples (10)

  • Dress warmly, or you might catch the flu.
  • I caught the flu last winter and was sick for over a week.
  • My colleague has caught the flu, so he's working from home today.
  • Catching the flu is more common in crowded places like schools and offices.
  • To avoid catching the flu, it's important to wash your hands frequently.
  • Do you think it's possible to catch the flu from just being in the same room as a sick person?
  • He wouldn't have caught the flu if he had gotten his flu shot.
  • Children and the elderly are more susceptible to catching the flu.
  • I'm trying my best not to catch the flu before my vacation.
  • She was worried she might catch a nasty strain of the flu that was going around.