Idiom
catch a case
Meaning
To be infected with a disease; used with of.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I think I caught a case of the flu.”
“Everyone in the office is sneezing, so I am worried I will catch a case of the cold.”
“After spending the weekend in the crowded city, he returned home only to catch a case of a persistent seasonal virus.”
Examples
simple
“I think I caught a case of the flu.”
contextual
“Everyone in the office is sneezing, so I am worried I will catch a case of the cold.”
complex
“After spending the weekend in the crowded city, he returned home only to catch a case of a persistent seasonal virus.”
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