English / idiom
Come Down with a Cold
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To catch a cold or develop early symptoms of a mild respiratory viral infection.
In context
01
Tania could not attend the meeting because she had begun to come down with a cold the previous evening.
02
Colleagues falsely whispered that he was skipping work, unaware that he had come down with a cold and high fever.
Synonyms
catch a cold,fall ill,develop a cold
Antonyms
recover,stay healthy,heal
Collocations
seem to come down with a cold,come down with a bad cold,suddenly come down with a cold