DOWN WITH Definition & Meaning

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down with

Depose, do away with, as in Down with the king! This imperative dates from the early 1500s.
Ill with, as in He's down with the flu . The down here alludes to being felled by illness. Also see come down with .
be or get down with . Be close friends with, as in I'm down with that crowd . [ Slang ; late 1900s]
Lower or put something down, as in Down with the mainsail . [Mid-1600s]

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In the early days of his presidency, most of his team pressed him to sit down with the opposition leader, to resolve their differences and find a way to govern effectively, but Yoon refused, the aide said.

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Those convictions, handed down with the death penalty in 2009, were reversed Thursday in the court’s sweeping decision.

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Kilmer's family told US media that he died after coming down with a pneumonia.

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The Supreme Court decisively slapped O’Connor down with a 7-2 ruling upholding the ACA’s constitutionality in 2021.

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Even Trump now seems to realize that Musk is dragging his administration down with him.

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