[catch] a chill
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to become ill or experience discomfort, typically due to exposure to cold temperatures
- After getting soaked in the rain, she caught a chill and had to stay in bed with a fever.
- You might catch a chill if you don't wear a jacket in this freezing weather.
- He felt fine in the morning, but by evening, he had caught a chill and was shivering with a high temperature.
- It's important to bundle up in cold weather to avoid catching a chill.
- The little girl caught a chill after playing outside in the snow without proper clothing.