down with
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Ill with, as in He's down with the flu . The down here alludes to being felled by illness. Also see come down with .
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Depose, do away with, as in Down with the king! This imperative dates from the early 1500s.
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Lower or put something down, as in Down with the mainsail . [Mid-1600s]
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. Be close friends with, as in I'm down with that crowd . [ Slang ; late 1900s]
Example Sentences
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Each week, Cudi will sit down with a mix of unexpected guests for wide-ranging, playful conversations that uncover new sides of both his guests and himself.
From Los Angeles Times
To find that ground, I recently sat down with Timothy Stratford, whose career serves as a cross-section of the U.S.-China story itself.
She bends down with a laugh and pulls two tall glasses from below the counter.
From Literature
Tonight’s visit to Sandy June’s Legendary Frybread Drive-In would go down with nothing but unmet expectations.
From Literature
“When I sit down with individuals, I will go through and say, ‘How much can you really afford to save?’
From MarketWatch
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