Down
Sick
Sick adjective - Temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body.
Usage example: those coworkers who always seem to get sick immediately before or after long holiday weekends
Down is a synonym for sick in health topic. Sometimes you can use "Down" instead an adjective "Sick", if it concerns topics such as quality, not healthy.
Both words in one sentence
- A second Ace doctor, filling in for a sick Potter also breaks down just before a suspiciously similar operation.
Source: The Ace - Chris becomes obsessed with not getting sick, but comes down with the flu anyway.
Source: Sick Episode -
Laverne thinks that the two guys are playing a sick joke, and similarly shouts down Shirley when she also tries to explain that her boyfriend was dead.
Source: "Not Making This Up" Disclaimer
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