produce an attack

produce an attack (of some illness)

To trigger a sudden or acute onset of some illness or its symptoms. All of the dust in the air produced an attack of asthma. After living with epilepsy for so long, I've learned to recognize what will produce an attack.
See also: attack, produce
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

produce an attack

(of an illness) Go to an attack (of an illness).
See also: attack, produce
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • produce an attack (of some illness)
  • suffer an attack
  • suffer an attack of (some illness)
  • illness
  • attack
  • an attack
  • an attack of (some illness)
  • when the dust settles
  • after/when the dust settles
  • dust of angels
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They expect that Iran's resolve will produce an attack on Iran's nuclear installations.
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Ad makers were ordered to work all night to produce an attack ad.
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Only once did they produce an attack of any meaningful intent and that came from the unlikely source of a Dale Rasmussen sidestep, midway through the period.
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They failed to produce an attack worthy of the name in the second half as United produced master class in possession and movement and Everton defied belief with their passing in the final third.
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