go down with

/ɡˌəʊ dˈaʊn wɪð/

/ɡˌoʊ dˈaʊn wɪð/

to go down with

MAIN VERB

[phrase form: go]

to become affected by an illness

Examples

1. She went down with a bad case of food poisoning last weekend.

2. If you don't take care of yourself, you might go down with something before the end of the week.

3. My friend is afraid he might go down with the flu.

4. If I eat too much junk food, I will probably go down with some kind of stomach bug.