when the US/UK/China, etc. sneezes, Japan/Germany, etc. catches cold

when (something) sneezes, (something else) catches a cold

When a person, group, or entity has a problem or experiences a negative situation, a related person, group, or entity will consequently have a worse problem or will experience a more negative situation. When Paris sneezes, Europe catches a cold. Terrorism in France affects security throughout the continent.

when the US/UK/China, etc. sneezes, Japan/Germany, etc. catches cold

when the US/UK/China, etc. sneezes, Japan/Germany, etc. catches a cold

mainly BRITISH

If you say that when a particular country sneezes, another catches cold, or catches a cold, you mean that what happens to the first country has a great effect or influence on the second. And when the American economy sneezes, the City of London catches cold. As they say, when America sneezes the rest of the world catches a cold.

词组	when the US/UK/China, etc. sneezes, Japan/Germany, etc. catches cold
释义	when the US/UK/China, etc. sneezes, Japan/Germany, etc. catches cold when (something) sneezes, (something else) catches a cold When a person, group, or entity has a problem or experiences a negative situation, a related person, group, or entity will consequently have a worse problem or will experience a more negative situation. When Paris sneezes, Europe catches a cold. Terrorism in France affects security throughout the continent. See also: catch, cold Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. when the US/UK/China, etc. sneezes, Japan/Germany, etc. catches cold or when the US/UK/China, etc. sneezes, Japan/Germany, etc. catches a cold mainly BRITISH If you say that when a particular country sneezes, another catches cold, or catches a cold, you mean that what happens to the first country has a great effect or influence on the second. And when the American economy sneezes, the City of London catches cold. As they say, when America sneezes the rest of the world catches a cold. See also: catch, cold, japan, UK Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: if (something) catches a cold, (something else) gets pneumonia if (something) sneezes, (something else) catches a cold japan pneumonia sneeze UK when (something) catches a cold, (something else) gets pneumonia when (something) sneezes, (something else) catches a cold when A sneezes, B catches a cold an insult to one is an insult to all
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