come down with

Значение

to start to have an illness, usually a minor one

Заболеть, обычно чем-то не очень серьёзным.

Примеры

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.

Грамматика

Форму меняет только come: came, come. Болезнь идёт сразу после with: a cold, flu, something.

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