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单词 to catch one's death
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to catch one's death
P1. to catch one's death: (originally) to die; to be killed; (later) (more fully to catch one's death of cold): to catch cold and die; (hence, in weakened sense) to suffer from being exposed to the cold; to catch a severe cold.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > be in ill health [verb (intransitive)] > fall ill > fatally
to catch one's deathc1325
to catch one's death of cold1739
the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > injure [verb (intransitive)] > be injured > be wounded > suffer mortal wound
to catch one's deathc1325
the world > life > death > [verb (intransitive)] > receive fatal illness or injury
to catch one's death of cold1739
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorder of respiratory organs > have disorder of respiratory organ [verb (intransitive)] > catch cold
to catch a coldc1460
to get, have, or take a cold1537
to catch one's death of cold1739
to catch one's death1861
c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) l. 7708 Richard caȝte þer is deþ.
c1475 (a1400) Sir Amadace (Taylor) in J. Robson Three Early Eng. Metrical Romances (1842) 30 (MED) I traue I haue keȝte my dede.
1573 G. Gascoigne Hundreth Sundrie Flowres 357 By too too much Dan Croesus caught his death, And bought with bloud the price of glittering gold.
1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. iv. 52 Beshrewe your heart for sending me about To catch my death with iaunsing vp and downe.
1691 G. Miege New State Eng. i. xiii. 179 The beautifull Rosamond..catched her Death, by the poysonous Dose the jealous Queen forced upon her.
1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 517. ¶2 I am afraid he caught his Death the last County Sessions.
1739 Gentleman's Relig. 46 Having caught her Death of Cold in a large Room, or being stewed to Death in a small one.
1851 N. Hawthorne Memoria 53 I must take care of this little girl immediately, or she will catch her death-a-cold.
1861 Southern Lit. Messenger Nov. 343/2 You'll ketch yer death in this bad night air.
1908 R. B. Newman Belle Islers xxxvi. 374 She waded through the slush and caught her death of cold, and that was the end of her.
1986 D. Koontz Strangers i. i. 25 You shouldn't come out on a night like this without a sweater. You'll catch your death.
2016 Facts (Clute, Texas) 4 Apr. 20/2 Do get into dry clothing before you catch your death of cold.
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