come down
[+ adv/prep] (SUPPORT) — phrasal verb with come /kʌm/ verb (came, come)Definition
› to decide that you support a particular person or side in an argument, etc.: The government has come down on the side of military action.Backing, supporting and defendingDefending and protecting
(Definition of come down (SUPPORT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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come down phrasal verb (DRUGS)
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come down phrasal verb (LOWER LEVEL)
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Synonyms and related words:
- -backed suffix (SUPPORTED)
- bang/beat the drum idiom
- behind every great/successful man there stands a woman idiom
- buttress verb
- carry verb (KEEP IN OPERATION)
- countenance verb
- favour noun (SUPPORT)
- favour verb
- fight your corner idiom
- recommend verb
- right behind sb idiom
- speak up for sb/sth phrasal verb
- sponsor verb
- stand shoulder to shoulder with sb idiom
- stick together phrasal verb
- subscribe to sth phrasal verb
- supportive adjective
- sustain verb (SUPPORT)
- sympathize verb (SUPPORT)
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