down with a disease



*down with a disease

ill; sick at home. (Can be said about many diseases. *Typically: be ~; Come ~; get~.) Tom isn't here. He's down with a cold. Sally is down with the flu.
See also: disease, down

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Medley['medli]
GÖRanYUUR-ahnSwedish
Piripi-Maori
RudolfROO-dawlf (German), RUW-dawlf (Polish)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Russian, Arm
JamesJAYMZ (English)English, Biblical
SenÁN-Irish