go down with
idiom
British
: to begin to have or suffer from (an illness)
He went down with measles.
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If generic semaglutide medications were offered, they would be regulated by the FDA, and in theory the price would go down with the increase in supply.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Sep. 2024
The region’s economies are so interconnected with China’s that if the latter tanked (whether as a result of U.S. containment efforts or Beijing’s own failures), the rest of Asia would go down with it.
—Van Jackson, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2023
Grab seats facing the Indian Ocean and watch the sun go down with a cocktail enhancer.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
Yet, having seen Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, her boyfriend, and Petra Vlhova, her biggest rival, go down with season-ending crashes over the past two weekends, Shiffrin isn’t looking too far ahead.
—Andrew Dampf, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Sep. 2024
The region’s economies are so interconnected with China’s that if the latter tanked (whether as a result of U.S. containment efforts or Beijing’s own failures), the rest of Asia would go down with it.
—Van Jackson, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2023
Grab seats facing the Indian Ocean and watch the sun go down with a cocktail enhancer.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
Yet, having seen Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, her boyfriend, and Petra Vlhova, her biggest rival, go down with season-ending crashes over the past two weekends, Shiffrin isn’t looking too far ahead.
—Andrew Dampf, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
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