Verb
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criticize or reprimand harshly
"The critics came down hard on the new play"
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get sick
"She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"
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fall from clouds
"rain, snow and sleet were falling"
"Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
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be the essential element
"The proposal boils down to a compromise"
- boil down -
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"
- go down