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
TitoTEE-to (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Doreen['dɔ:ri:n]
Dorit (1)-Hebrew
DerrylDER-əlEnglish (Rare)
Ezekieli-ZEE-kee-əl (English), i-ZEE-kyəl (English)Biblical, English
HilleviHIL-le-vee (Swedish), HEEL-le-vee (Finnish)Swedish, Finnish