catch one's death (of a cold), to
catch one's death (of cold)
and take one's death (of cold)Fig. to contract a cold, a common respiratory infection; to catch a serious cold. If I go out in this weather, I'll catch my death of cold. Dress up warm or you'll take your death.
See also: catch, death
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
catch (one's) death
To catch a cold or other illness.
See also: catch, death
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
catch one's death (of a cold), to
To become infected with a cold. This hyperbolic phrase, often used as a warning (“Wear your hat or you’ll catch your death”), dates from the late 1800s.
See also: catch, death
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- catch (one's) death (of cold)
- catching
- tan
- catch a tan
- catch as catch can
- catch-as-catch-can
- Catch me later
- catch you later
- catch (one) later
- catch (one) with (one's) pants down