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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Meanwhile, Johnson, who closely embraced Trump during his year in the Speakership, will almost certainly need to scramble to stay in House GOP leadership if Trump loses and takes the Republican majority down with him.
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
The show uses every trick in the book from fake snow (actually soap suds) raining down on the audience to towering puppets walking in, and acrobats swinging down with a huge arc of water spray fanning out from their feet behind them.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Arizona entered last in the NFL on third down with opponents converting at a 52% clip.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
All of which leads up to Stuart acting weird on the phone with Billie, who puts her foot down with him as Marine One is landing on the White House lawn, demanding to know what’s eating at him.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
The show uses every trick in the book from fake snow (actually soap suds) raining down on the audience to towering puppets walking in, and acrobats swinging down with a huge arc of water spray fanning out from their feet behind them.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Arizona entered last in the NFL on third down with opponents converting at a 52% clip.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
All of which leads up to Stuart acting weird on the phone with Billie, who puts her foot down with him as Marine One is landing on the White House lawn, demanding to know what’s eating at him.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Down with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20with. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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