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
ProkhorPRO-khahrRussian
PyryPUY-ruyFinnish
NataŠA-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
SÍThmaith-Irish
TinoTEE-noItalian
Yachin-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew