come 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”

be the essential element

• “The proposal boils down to a compromise”

fall from clouds

• “rain, snow and sleet were falling”
• “Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum”

get sick

• “She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital”

criticize or reprimand harshly

• “The critics came down hard on the new play”