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when sneezes, catches a cold
when somebody/something sneezes, somebody/something catches a cold
(mainly British) also if somebody/something catches a cold, somebody/something gets pneumonia (mainly British) when one person or organization has a problem, this problem has a much worse effect on another person or organization When New York sneezes, I'm afraid London catches a cold - that is just the way the stock markets operate now. If the country's economy catches a cold, local businesses get pneumonia.
See hard cash, catch cold, leave cold, leave out in the cold, in a sweat
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
OtÁVio | | - | Portuguese (Brazilian) |
Steffen | | SHTE-fen (Low German) | Low German, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch |
Kobe (1) | | - | Dutch |
Jozefo | | yo-ZE-fo | Esperanto |
LaimutĖ | | - | Lithuanian |
Christiana | | kris-tee-AN-ə (English) | English, Late Roman |