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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Novak made three bogeys and a birdie around the turn, while English began his string of pars, repeatedly getting up and down with minimal fuss.
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Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
Hooray for the First Amendment, down with protectionism, and so on.
—Stephen L. Carter, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
Mountain Hardwear’s Ghost Whisperer pants keep weight down with 800-fill down and gossamer ripstop construction; a men’s medium weighs in at 9.6 ounces, but still features two side pockets and ankle zips to make getting them on and off easy despite the trim cut.
—Adam Roy, Outside Online, 22 Jan. 2025
The marauding swarms ratcheted up Cleveland’s frustration as the game went on and the lead ballooned, first by forcing the bigger Cavs to go small to match up, then by wearing them down with waves of defenders and hands.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
Hooray for the First Amendment, down with protectionism, and so on.
—Stephen L. Carter, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
Mountain Hardwear’s Ghost Whisperer pants keep weight down with 800-fill down and gossamer ripstop construction; a men’s medium weighs in at 9.6 ounces, but still features two side pockets and ankle zips to make getting them on and off easy despite the trim cut.
—Adam Roy, Outside Online, 22 Jan. 2025
The marauding swarms ratcheted up Cleveland’s frustration as the game went on and the lead ballooned, first by forcing the bigger Cavs to go small to match up, then by wearing them down with waves of defenders and hands.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Down with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20with. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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