come down from

phrase

1
: to move or fall downward from (somewhere or something)
I'd like you to come down from that ledge before you fall down.
2
: to be passed on from (a former time)
This is a story that has come down from ancient times.
3
informal : to stop feeling the effect of (an illegal drug) : to stop being high on (a drug)
an addict who is coming down from heroin

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“Come down from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20down%20from. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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