going down with
Getting sick from
Going down with means becoming ill with something, especially an infectious disease: Half the office is going down with the flu.
The phrase suggests succumbing to illness—being brought low by it.
In British English particularly, it's a common way to describe catching something: I think I'm going down with a cold.
- fallingMoving downward freely
- ailmentMinor health problem
- feverElevated body temperature
- head coldUpper respiratory viral infection
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
flu · infection · sickness · virus · succumbing · contagion · adherence · dropping · loyalty · contracting · affliction · captain · cold · stomach bug · collapsing · deteriorating · plunging · sinking ship
going down withgetting over
Recovering from difficulty
shaking off · fighting off · pulling through · overcoming · beating
going down withabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
deserting · fleeing · jumping ship · leaving behind · surviving