Dictionary definition · come down
verb
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way"The temperature is going down"
- be the essential element"The proposal boils down to a compromise"
- fall from clouds"rain, snow and sleet were falling"
- 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"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).