come down with
Start feeling sick
Come down with means to become ill with a particular sickness or disease.
It typically precedes the name of an ailment: I think I'm coming down with a cold.
The phrase suggests the onset of symptoms rather than full-blown illness, often used when someone first notices they're getting sick.
It applies to contagious conditions like the flu or a stomach bug, not to chronic diseases or injuries.
- fall illBecome unwell
- take illBecome sick
- sickenCause illness or disgust
- be sickExperience illness or nausea
- catchSeize or snag
catch a cold · develop · ill · infect · get · contract · succumb · pick up · flu · unwell · virus · cold · runny nose · take sick · incubate · fever · symptoms · body aches
- falling illfall ill, get sick, sicken, take ill, catch cold