down with

Idioms  

1. Ill with, as in He's down with the flu . The down here alludes to being felled by illness. Also see come down with .

2. Depose, do away with, as in Down with the king! This imperative dates from the early 1500s.

3. Lower or put something down, as in Down with the mainsail . [Mid-1600s]

4. . Be close friends with, as in I'm down with that crowd . [ Slang ; late 1900s]

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Example Sentences

I sat down with him the day my story ran, a meeting that felt like trying to catch a man on the run.

From The Wall Street Journal

When BBC Sport sat down with Ekitike in October, he mentioned Whiplash and The Wolf of Wall Street as his two favourite films - two movies with themes of ambition and pursuit of greatness.

From BBC

And they will feel they can tackle their remaining 13 games with renewed optimism despite being ranked with a 75.77% chance of going down, with Nuno also having the experience of guiding Nottingham Forest to safety on the final day of the 2023-24 campaign.

From BBC

Inviting us to sit down with a show about mental health professionals mending their spirits is group therapy on a massive scale in a time of diagnosable disorder.

From Salon

But inviting us to sit down with a show about mental health professionals mending their spirits is group therapy on a massive scale in a time of diagnosable disorder.

From Salon

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