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What does catch a cold mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word catch a cold? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To contract a cold.
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (idiomatic) To encounter difficulties.
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When it comes to the Internet, when the US sneezes, the rest of us catch a cold.
Eyes will be focused even more sharply on Hornby should the economy get caught out in the rain, in which case the bank might catch a cold.
The US economy is teetering between recession and growth, and if it sneezes we all catch a cold.
It's actually more likely you'll catch a cold by being indoors, where people are crowded together and viruses and germs circulate.
There are many myths about what predisposes a person to catch a cold and what makes one person catch more colds than another.
That worked fine as long as prices held steady or even dropped but meant they could catch a cold if prices rose above expectations.

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