Sentence examples for caught a dose from inspiring English sources
The chancellor has caught a dose of TMM (trade mission madness), a temporary condition which afflicts leading politicians who are abroad "flying the flag" for British industry.
One of the earliest example of an asset bubble, the tulip boom occurred in the 17th century when Dutch speculators caught a dose of irrational exuberance over tulip bulbs – then new to Europe from the Ottoman empire.
That should have been that, but Hart caught a dose of the Hennessey wobbles and spilled Adlene Guedioura's long-range shot.
Last time I played away I caught a dose that left my little fella looking like a Wham bar (even had the yellow fizzing lumps on it).
Catching a dose of the jitters, the CBI warns that weakening emerging markets and the EU referendum will cap growth in the UK economy at 2% this year.
In particular, Clegg needs to hit the road, catch a dose of initiativitis and take steps to ensure that even if the national media choose to ignore what he has to say, he is using every tool at his disposal to ensure that it comes across anyway.
This year, it's caught a hefty dose of the funk.
At one point Ms. Summers catches up by noting that, in a particularly busy period, "Casanova slept with countless prostitutes, cavorted with lesbians in the bathhouses of Berne, and was tricked into having sex with a woman he despised and from whom he caught a bad dose of the pox".
Indeed, the only thing that's preventing me from abandoning this review, hightailing it to the nearest supercasino and putting my vital organs – together with everything I own – on red, is that I've also caught a generous dose of that other will-poisoner: procrastination.
In truth, the venerable FTSE 100 fund manager has had to adapt: its sector is under growing pressure from the rise of low-cost passive investment strategies, its performance has been stuttering and its share price has caught a serious dose of the doldrums.
There's just one catch: a single dose of the drug costs a thousand dollars, which means that a full, twelve-week course of treatment comes to more than eighty grand.
