catch a case

Definitions

1. 1

   To be infected with a disease

   To be infected with a disease; used with of.

   • In 1901, he caught a case of the flu, fell into a moribund state lasting another year, and died without ever fathering a child.64 Niue was hardly alone in this experience. Soap sales benefited enormously from the deadly wave of bubonic[…]
2. 2

   To be overcome by or enthused about anything

   To be overcome by or enthused about anything; used with of.

   • Four years ago on New Year's Eve, he was partying in Tampa and caught a case of the boogie woogie while sitting in his van, listening to music, but charged with DUI. As an attorney, Mr. Lewis explained that some of the charges are[…]
3. 3

   To commit a crime and be arrested for it, especially a violent or sexual crime.

   • If just one more damn high rate, red-lining, premium-gorging, inner-city auto insurance company tries to stick me up just because I choose to live and drive in a black city, I just might catch a case! If just one more white landlord or[…]

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