Multiple choice

He told everyone that he had flu, but really he had just come .........with a cold.

  1. in

  2. down

  3. out

  4. up

  5. round
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Come down with means to contract or catch an illness or disease. He came down with a cold (not flu as he claimed). This is a standard phrasal verb for falling ill. The other particles do not create this medical meaning.

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