- ˌgo ˈdown with sth
- phrasal verb
Britishinformalto become ill with a particular illnessThree people in my office have gone down with the flu.[/ex]
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ˌgo ˈdown with sth
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ˌcome ˈdown with sth — phrasal verb to become ill with a particular disease, usually one that is not serious … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
down with somebody — down with sb/sth idiom used to say that you are opposed to sth, or to a person • The crowds chanted ‘Down with NATO!’ Main entry: ↑downidiom … Useful english dictionary
down with something — down with sb/sth idiom used to say that you are opposed to sth, or to a person • The crowds chanted ‘Down with NATO!’ Main entry: ↑downidiom … Useful english dictionary
load somebody down (with something) — ˌload sb/sth ˈdown (with sth) derived usually passive to give sb/sth a lot of heavy things to carry Syn: weigh down • She was loaded down with bags of groceries. Main entry: ↑load … Useful english dictionary
load something down (with something) — ˌload sb/sth ˈdown (with sth) derived usually passive to give sb/sth a lot of heavy things to carry Syn: weigh down • She was loaded down with bags of groceries. Main entry: ↑load … Useful english dictionary
come 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 … Useful english dictionary
be down with something — be/go down with sth idiom to have or catch an illness Main entry: ↑downidiom … Useful english dictionary
get down to sth — UK US get down to sth Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► to start to direct your efforts and attention towards something: »The meeting s not due to start for another five minutes but we re all here, so let s get … Financial and business terms
trickle down to sth — UK US trickle down (to sb/sth) Phrasal Verb with trickle({{}}/ˈtrɪkl/ verb [I] ► to start at the top of a system, organization, etc. and spread to all of it: »So far, the benefits of falling crude oil prices haven t trickled down to consumers. →… … Financial and business terms
ˌget ˈdown to sth — phrasal verb to start doing something seriously or with a lot of effort After lunch we got down to discussing the issue of pay.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
