noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ bad , nasty , prolonged , serious , severe
▪
I got a bad ~ of flu last winter. ( BrE )
▪
I got a bad ~ of the flu last winter. ( AmE )
▪ mild
▪ occasional
▪ sudden
▪ drinking
VERB + BOUT
▪ get , have , suffer , suffer from
PREPOSITION
▪ during a/the ~
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of flu ( BrE )
▪
a ~ of the flu ( AmE )
▪ ~ with ( AmE )
▪
a ~ with the flu