catch a cold



catch a cold

To become ill with the common cold. My sister's been sick all week, and now I think I've caught a cold from her. I hate going to the doctor's office—I always seem to catch a cold after being around all those germs!
See also: catch, cold

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GladysGLAD-is (English)Welsh, English
UriaszUWR-yahshPolish
Amarilis-Spanish
RadclyffeRAD-klifEnglish (Rare)
PyrrhusPIR-əs (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Huri-Biblical