come down

verbs

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

"The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

come down, descend, fall, go down

be the essential element

"The proposal boils down to a compromise"

boil down, come down, reduce

fall from clouds

"rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"

come down, fall, precipitate

get sick

"She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"

come down, sicken

criticize or reprimand harshly

"The critics came down hard on the new play"

come down

is a type of (narrower)

find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

"The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"