go down with
Become sick from
Go down with means to become ill with something: Half the office went down with the flu.
The phrase suggests onset rather than chronic condition—you go down with a cold, not with diabetes.
In nautical contexts, to go down with a ship is to sink along with it, literally or as a captain's duty: The captain went down with his vessel.
- ailTo trouble physically
- fall illBecome unwell
- fall sickBecome unwell
- get sickBecome unwell
- take illBecome sick
catch · under the weather · succumb · afflict · contract · stomach bug · sink · go under · sicken · run a fever · plunge · ailment · accompany · malady · infection · capsize · drop · suffer