go down with
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British
: to begin to have or suffer from (an illness)
He went down with measles.
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The region’s economies are so interconnected with China’s that if the latter tanked (whether as a result of U.S. containment efforts or Beijing’s own failures), the rest of Asia would go down with it.
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Van Jackson, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2023
Grab seats facing the Indian Ocean and watch the sun go down with a cocktail enhancer.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
Yet, having seen Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, her boyfriend, and Petra Vlhova, her biggest rival, go down with season-ending crashes over the past two weekends, Shiffrin isn’t looking too far ahead.
—Andrew Dampf, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
The crisp one-liners are delivered with vigor and go down with the snap of a shot of whiskey.
—Randy Myers, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
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Van Jackson, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2023
Grab seats facing the Indian Ocean and watch the sun go down with a cocktail enhancer.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
Yet, having seen Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, her boyfriend, and Petra Vlhova, her biggest rival, go down with season-ending crashes over the past two weekends, Shiffrin isn’t looking too far ahead.
—Andrew Dampf, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
The crisp one-liners are delivered with vigor and go down with the snap of a shot of whiskey.
—Randy Myers, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
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“Go down with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20down%20with. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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