come down with

come down with
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "come down with":
present tense I/you/we/they come down with he/she/it comes down with present participle coming down with past tense came down with past participle come down with
come down with something to become ill with a particular disease, usually one that is not serious

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  • come 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 …   English dictionary

  • come down with — phr verb Come down with is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bug, ↑fever, ↑flu …   Collocations dictionary

  • come down with — {v.}, {informal} To become sick with; catch. * /We all came down with the mumps./ * /After being out in the rain, George came down with a cold./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come down with — {v.}, {informal} To become sick with; catch. * /We all came down with the mumps./ * /After being out in the rain, George came down with a cold./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come\ down\ with — v informal To become sick with; catch. We all came down with the mumps. After being out in the rain, George came down with a cold …   Словарь американских идиом

  • come 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 …   Wiktionary

  • come down with — become sick, become ill    Brenda came down with the flu. She s very sick …   English idioms

  • come down with — become sick with , fall ill with , get …   English contemporary dictionary

  • come down with — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. contract, catch, be stricken with; see catch 4 …   English dictionary for students

  • down with a disease — {adj. phr.} Ill or sick. * /Aunt Liz is down with the flu this week; she has to stay in bed./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • down with a disease — {adj. phr.} Ill or sick. * /Aunt Liz is down with the flu this week; she has to stay in bed./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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