down with

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—used to say that one does not like something and wants it to stop or fail

Down with racism!

Down with the government!

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.

: affected by (an illness)

She has been down with the flu for a week.

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At the fish camp all the boats were pulled out and staked down with their bottoms up. — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 The sentences, packed with jargon, beat me down with their elaborate banality. — Max Callimanopulos, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 Try schnitzel, roasted chicken, sauerbraten, bratwurst and pretzels and wash it down with beer imported directly from Germany. — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 The first trailer opens with the familiar Baywatch theme music and the scene of a small jet crashing into a parasail, before nose-diving out of control into the water below and bringing two young girls down with it. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for down with

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