Phrasal Verb Fun

come down with
Literally, if we are on the ground floor, somebody who lives on the fifth
floor will come down to see us.
The direction towards the earth is
down
. By extension, it can mean a
depressing or sad mood.
A come-down is when we have been happy, euphoric, or in a high position
and then our mood or situation changes for the worse.
I thought I had won the lottery but I had made a mistake with the coupon.
What a come-down!
Mr Henderson used to be a university teacher, but now he sweeps the
streets. What a come-down!
Miriam couldn't go to school today. She has come down with a bad cold.
When we are healthy we are usually happy. When we have an illness we
are not. We come down with measles, for example.
go down with
means the same.
Three-word verb
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