down with
idiom
1
—used to say that one does not like something and wants it to stop or fail
Down with racism!
Down with the government!
2
US slang
—used to say that one understands or approves of something
I told them I wasn't down with lying to people.
Yeah, I'm down with that.
3
: affected by (an illness)
She has been down with the flu for a week.
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After that, Alcaraz brought the hammer down with his otherwise impenetrable delivery, which was broken only three times across the tournament.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Although the lack of roux means that red-eye gravy is ready in minutes with minimal stirring and no risk of lumping, some cooks cannot resist thickening their gravy with pinches of flour or cornmeal, or toning it down with a splash of cream.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Nicolas Cage moves his wife and kids back to his family farm in the country, only for a meteor to crash down in their pasture and bring some extremely negative stuff down with it.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Wash it all down with a cold beer.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Although the lack of roux means that red-eye gravy is ready in minutes with minimal stirring and no risk of lumping, some cooks cannot resist thickening their gravy with pinches of flour or cornmeal, or toning it down with a splash of cream.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Nicolas Cage moves his wife and kids back to his family farm in the country, only for a meteor to crash down in their pasture and bring some extremely negative stuff down with it.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Wash it all down with a cold beer.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Down with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20with. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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