be down with an illness
1down with — ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ phrasal 1. : in the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth : from a higher point to or toward the earth s surface often used interjectionally to express a wish, exhortation, or command that someone or something should …
2come down with — FALL ILL WITH, fall sick with, be taken ill with, show symptoms of, become infected with, get, catch, develop, contract, fall victim to; Brit. go down with. → come * * * come down with To become ill with or contract (a disease) • • • Main Entry:… …
3come down with — PHRASAL VERB If you come down with an illness, you get it. [V P P n] Thomas came down with chickenpox at the weekend …
4go down with — PHRASAL VERB If you go down with an illness or a disease, you catch it. [INFORMAL] [V P P n] Three members of the band went down with flu. Syn: catch …
5go down with — (Brit.) FALL ILL WITH, get, develop, contract, pick up, succumb to, fall victim to, be struck down with, become infected with. → go * * * go down with (informal) To contract (an illness) • • • Main Entry: ↑go * * * ˌgo ˈdown with [transitive] …
6go down with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms go down with : present tense I/you/we/they go down with he/she/it goes down with present participle going down with past tense went down with past participle gone down with British informal go down with… …
7come down with something — ˌcome ˈdown with sth derived no passive to get an illness that is not very serious • I think I m coming down with flu. Main entry: ↑comederived …
8come down with — verb To contract or get; to show symptoms of a minor illness. With a scratchy throat and a cough, it feels like Im coming down with a cold …
9ˌgo ˈdown with sth — phrasal verb British informal to become ill with a particular illness Three people in my office have gone down with the flu.[/ex] …
10come down with — [v] contract illness be stricken with, catch, contract, fall ill, fall victim to, sicken, take, take sick; concepts 93,303 Ant. be immune …
