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The PHRASES of the WEEK


This week, with the temperature going down, more and more people aren't feeling well.

Let's take a look at four phrases that can come in rather handy during the flu season.

Be SICK

(esp. British English)

is to bring food from your stomach/ˈstʌmək/back out through your mouth (= to vomit).

Jill was sick three times in the night.

Mind, please, that the American "be/get SICK" simply means "unwell" with no nausea /ˈnɔːziə/ connotation.

Fall ILL (BrE)

is to begin to suffer from an illness or disease; not feel well.

Catch a COLD

means to become ill with a cold (a common illness that affects the nose and/or throat, making you cough, sneeze, etc.)

Come DOWN WITH

equals to get an illness similar to the flu (more serious than a cold, but not a deadly disease).
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