come down with

Bedeutung

to start to have an illness, usually a minor one

Eine meist leichte Krankheit bekommen.

Beispiele

1. 1Half the class came down with flu in the week before the exams.
2. 2I think I'm coming down with a cold — my throat is really sore.
3. 3Sam came down with chickenpox the day before our holiday, so we had to cancel.
4. 4Maria felt fine at breakfast, but by lunchtime she was clearly coming down with something.
5. 5Three of the nurses have come down with the same bug, so the ward is short-staffed.

Grammatik

Nur come verändert sich: came, come. Die Krankheit folgt direkt: a cold, flu, something.

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