come down in the world
To lose a place of respect or honor, become lower (as in rank or fortune).
The stranger plainly had come down a long way in the world.
come down on like a ton of bricks
To direct one's full anger at somebody.
When the janitor was late for work, the manager came down on him like a ton of bricks.
come down with
To become sick with; catch.
Заболеть чем-либо; подхватить болезнь; слечь с какой-либо болезнью.
We all came down with the mumps.
After being out in the rain, George came down with a cold.
My niece came down with a cold and was unable to visit me last week.
Моя племянница слегла с простудой и не смогла меня навестить на прошлой неделе.
come down
To reduce itself; amount to no more than. Followed by to.
The quarrel finally came down to a question of which boy would do the dishes.
To be handed down or passed along, descend from parent to child; pass from older generation to younger ones.
Mary's necklace had come down to her from her grandmother.
comedown
Disappointment; embarrassment; failure.
It was quite a comedown for Al when the girl he took for granted refused his marriage proposal.
cool down
cool off
To lose or cause to lose the heat of any deep feeling (as love, enthusiasm, or anger); make or become calm, cooled or indifferent; lose interest.
A heated argument can be settled better if both sides cool down first.
John was deeply in love with Sally before he left for college, but he cooled off before he got back.
Their friendship cooled off when Jack gave up football.
The neighbor's complaint about the noise cooled the argument down.
countdown
A step-by-step process which leads to the launching of a rocket.
Countdown starts at 23:00 hours tomorrow night and continues for 24 hours.
Process of counting inversely during the acts leading to a launch; liftoff occurs at zero.
Countdown for the race lasted five seconds.
The time immediately preceding an important undertaking, borrowed from Space English.
We're leaving for Hawaii tomorrow afternoon; this is countdown time for us.
crack down
To enforce laws or rules strictly; require full obedience to a rule. Often used with on.
After a speeding driver hit a child, the police cracked down.
Police suddenly cracked down on the selling of liquors to minors.
The coach cracked down on the players when he found they had not been obeying the training rules.