Term Gallery logo

Meanings of take cold in English

We have no meanings for "take cold" in our records yet.
Usage of take cold in English
1
If you breathe in so much cold air, you may take cold.
The Bobbsey Twins / Or, Merry Days Indoors and Out
2
Aunt Cynthia was always worrying lest it should take cold and die.
Further Chronicles of Avonlea
3
If we take cold and die it will only serve us right.
Old Rose and Silver
4
And she covered him up well that he might not take cold.
Tell Me Another Story: The Book of Story Programs
5
It is very damp, and you will take cold, I am afraid.
Rollo in Scotland
6
I said, of course, that I hoped she would not take cold.
More Pages from a Journal
7
Nicholas, throw a cloth over them quickly, or they will take cold.
The Man-Wolf and Other Tales
8
I suppose he is afraid she will overheat herself and take cold!
The Downfall
9
I fancy you take cold easily; perhaps you had better shut the door.
The Path of a Star
10
Never wear rubber boots in the woods or you will surely take cold.
Outdoor Sports and Games
11
I shall take cold if I go out of doors in-
With Links of Steel; Or, The Peril of the Unknown
12
Arthur, you will take cold standing here in the night air.
The Privet Hedge
13
Get up quick and start right in before you take cold.
The Brimming Cup
14
I am sure they will take cold in that icy courtyard.
Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Volume 01
15
I was afraid, too, that Harriet would take cold in the sharp air.
The Jamesons
16
The patient must not take cold as it might extend farther.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
This collocation consists of:
Take cold through the time
Take cold across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common