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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But controlling your sleep environment likely helps too, by cooling it down with fans or air conditioning.
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Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 23 June 2025
Still in the works, Nick says, are two sit-down restaurants where shoppers will be able to order Mediterranean and American food and wash it down with draft beer.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
But since the collapse of giant developers like Evergrande and Country Garden, the sector has been sinking, threatening to drag the Chinese economy down with it.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Other versions online have a spicier kick with a dash of cayenne or are cooled down with the addition of cucumbers.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2025
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Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 23 June 2025
Still in the works, Nick says, are two sit-down restaurants where shoppers will be able to order Mediterranean and American food and wash it down with draft beer.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
But since the collapse of giant developers like Evergrande and Country Garden, the sector has been sinking, threatening to drag the Chinese economy down with it.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Other versions online have a spicier kick with a dash of cayenne or are cooled down with the addition of cucumbers.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2025
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“Down with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20with. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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