come down with
come down with (something)
To become ill. "With" is typically followed by the particular illness. I didn't do much this weekend because I came down with a cold. Our goalie came down with the flu and missed the game.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
come down with something
to become or to be sick with some illness. Susan came down with a bad cold and had to cancel her trip. I didn't go to work because I came down with the flu.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
come down with
Become ill with, as in The whole family came down with the flu. [Late 1800s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
come down with
To become sick with (an illness): came down with the flu.
See also: come, down
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- come a gutser
- be down to (one)
- be down to somebody/something
- be down to something
- be down to (do something)
- ask down
- bounce up and down
- close down
- close down and shut down
- come a cropper