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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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But Maso also believes that his side could catch a cold in Rome today.
There are many myths about what predisposes a person to catch a cold and what makes one person catch more colds than another.
The US economy is teetering between recession and growth, and if it sneezes we all catch a cold.
The rain is coming down in sheets, and while I'm hungry, I have no particular desire to get soaking wet and catch a cold.
Security issues affect us all: now when North-East Asia sneezes, we all threaten to catch a cold.
When it comes to the Internet, when the US sneezes, the rest of us catch a cold.

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