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You'll catch your death (of cold)!

  (informal)

something that you say to warn someone that they will become ill if they go outside while they are wet or wearing too few clothes You can't go out dressed like that in this weather - you'll catch your death of cold!

See get drift, catch off guard, catch hell, catch dead to rights

See also: catch