went down with

Verb

go down with (third-person singular simple present goes down with, present participle going down with, simple past went down with, past participle gone down with)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down, with.
   • I didn't go down there on my own, I went down with Sam and Betty.
2. To catch or contract (an illness).
   • Everyone's gone down with the flu, and I'm here in the office all by myself.
3. To die in the sinking of (a ship or boat).
   • Edward Smith went down with the Titanic.