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111come down — 1. in. to happen. □ Hey, man! What’s coming down? □ When something like this comes down, I have to stop and hink things over. 2. n. a letdown; a disappointment. (Usually comedown.) □ he loss of the race was a real comedown for Wil …
112come down the pike — phrasal : to appear in the normal course of events the finest piece of classical music journalism to come down the pike in quite a while D.R.Martin * * * appear on the scene; come to notice * * * come down the ˈpike f7 idiom (NAmE, informal …
113come down on somebody — ˌcome ˈdown on sb derived no passive (informal) to criticize sb severely or punish sb • Don t come down too hard on her. • The courts are coming down heavily on young offenders. M …
114batten down the hatches — to prepare yourself for a difficult period by protecting yourself in every possible way. When you re coming down with a cold, all you can do is batten down the hatches and wait for the body to fight it off …
115come down with something — ˌcome ˈdown with sth derived no passive to get an illness that is not very serious • I think I m coming down with flu. Main entry: ↑comederived …
116come down with — verb To contract or get; to show symptoms of a minor illness. With a scratchy throat and a cough, it feels like Im coming down with a cold …
117help down — aid in coming down, assist in descending …
118come down hard on — scold or punish severely The police have been coming down very hard on drunk drivers recently …
119Genetic origins of Down syndrome — Down syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality characterized by the presence of an extra copy of genetic material on the 21st chromosome, either in whole (trisomy 21) or part (such as due to translocations). The effects of the extra copy varies… …
120down-coming — …