you'll catch your death of cold



you'll catch your death of cold

You'll get sick if you do what you're about to do (often, go outside without being properly dressed). You can't go out without a coat at this time of year, you'll catch your death of cold!
See also: catch, cold, death, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Margaretamahr-gah-RE-tah (German), MAHR-gah-re-tah (Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovene, Dutch, Finnish, Croatian
LindaLIN-də (English), LIN-dah (German), LEEN-dah (Italian, Finnish)English, Dutch, German, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, French, Latvian, Finnish, Hu
Antinancoan-tee-NAWN-koNative American, Mapuche
Tuva-Swedish, Norwegian
Naheed-Persian
Poseidonpə-SIE-dən (English)Greek Mythology