Catch A Cold Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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catch a cold What does catch a cold mean?	to become sick with a cold	I caught a cold because of the rain and the cold weather.
catch a cold What does catch a cold mean?	to get a cold	I caught a bad cold last week and had to miss three weeks of work.
catch a cold What does catch a cold mean?	to become sick with a cold	I caught a cold because of the rain and the cold weather.
catch a cold What does catch a cold mean?	to get a cold	I caught a cold last week and had to miss four days of work.
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bottom out What does "bottom out" mean?	to reach the lowest point	The stock market bottomed out at its lowest level in many months.

green What does "green" mean?	to be inexperienced or immature	The young man is rather green and does not have enough experience to drive the large machinery.
enter one's mind What does "enter one's mind" mean?	to come into one's consciousness (an idea)	It never entered my mind to make a reservation at the restaurant.
apple of (someone`s) eye What does "apple of (someone`s) eye" mean?	someone or something that one likes a lot or likes more than others	The little girl is the apple of her grandfather`s eye.
call the shots What does "call the shots" mean?	to be in charge, to give orders	The vice-president is now calling the shots and is in control of the company.

lock the barn door after the horse is gone What does "lock the barn door after the horse is gone" mean?	to try to deal with something after it is too late	Now my friend wants to fix his house but it is like locking the barn door after the horse is gone. There was a flood and the damage is already done.
nuke What does "nuke" mean?	destroy or obliterate somebody or something
split up What does "split up" mean?	two people in a relationship decide to end their relationship	two people in a relationship decide to end their relationshipMy sister's daughter and her boyfriend decided to split up after being together for seven years.
red-eye What does "red-eye" mean?	an airplane flight that leaves late at night and arrives early in the morning	We caught the red-eye flight last night and we are very tired today.
chalk (something) up to (something) What does "chalk (something) up to (something)" mean?	to recognize something as the cause of something else	We were able to chalk our success up to our new boat.

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Catch A Cold Idiom