Down with a bug

Posted by TheFallen September 23, 2004In reply to Down with a bug posted by SR on September 23, 2004

Does *to be down with a bug" mean "to get sick suddenly?

thanks

A "bug" or virus- the common cold or flu, not necessarily "to get sick suddenly."

"Down" in this sense means "brought low" or "rendered inactive" - in much the same way as these days a computer can be described as having gone down, due maybe to an entirely different type of bug or virus.