come down with

Inseparable

The verb and particle never split. The object always follows the whole phrase.

How to say it

Main stress lands on the first particle: come DOWN with. The trailing “with” reduces almost to nothing — expect a schwa, not a full vowel.

No pause between the words. /m/ runs straight into /d/ — “come down” is one rhythmic unit with a single stressed beat on the particle.

To start to have an illness, usually a minor one.
- “I think I'm coming down with a cold.”
- “Half the office came down with the flu that week.”
Similar: catch, get

Something decreases, collapses, settles, or gets recorded.

The person or thing the action is done alongside.

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To find or meet something by chance.

To produce or invent an idea or solution.

(Of a topic or problem) to arise.

To return to a place.

To visit someone's home.

To become known or be published.

To enter a place.

To accompany someone.

To change your mind and accept something.

To become detached.

To fall into pieces.

To damage the relationship between two people.