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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They are beaten down with injuries, including Hampton, who left the locker room Sunday in a walking boot.
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
To help keep leaves, whole or chopped, in place during high winds or flooding rains, wet them down with a hose.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
And then there is the guilty past alluded to in those clippings, the memory of which frequently strikes her down with debilitating pain and nausea.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
After years of talks for a global treaty on plastic waste, the negotiations have bogged down with sessions this summer and late last year both ending in stalemate and frustration.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
To help keep leaves, whole or chopped, in place during high winds or flooding rains, wet them down with a hose.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
And then there is the guilty past alluded to in those clippings, the memory of which frequently strikes her down with debilitating pain and nausea.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
After years of talks for a global treaty on plastic waste, the negotiations have bogged down with sessions this summer and late last year both ending in stalemate and frustration.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Down with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20with. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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