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catch cold |
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catch someone cold (American) to surprise someone with an event, a question, or a piece of news they are not expecting. You caught me cold with this news - I didn't know anything about it. |
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Rain is descending in pailfuls, and it is such a soaking kind of rain that--that you might catch cold from it, my darling, and the chill might go to your heart. They might catch cold," said the conscientious Jemima. "Go in, Annette, or you will catch cold," said the little princess, taking leave of Anna Pavlovna. |
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