come down with something

1. Sue left early today. She felt like she was coming down with something.
2. He had a horrible weekend; he came down with something. Luckily he's feeling much better.
3. I hate being sick. I came down with the flu last year; it was horrible.
4. It's cold outside. Dress warm. You don't want to come down with something.
5. She had to call in sick today. She came down with a really bad cold. She was feeling awful.

When you come down with something, you become sick.

call in sick - call your job to tell them you're not feeling well and you can't go to work.

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from here on out

1. From here on out, the teacher won't let latecomers enter the classroom 15 minutes after the class starts.
2. He said he'll watch his spending and stick to his budget from here on out in order to improve his financial situation.
3. She won't take a taxi from here on out to save money. She'll take the train or the bus, instead.
4. She got so angry with Tom, she said she would never invite him to a party from here on out.
5. I'm so sorry I broke your camera. I'll never use it without your permission from here on out. 


The expression from here on out means starting now or from now on. When you decide to do (or not to do) something from here on out, you decide to start doing it (or not doing it) now and into the future. 


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It's a cinch.

1. For him, learning languages is a cinch. He can speak French, German, and Chinese fluently, and he's now studying Russian.
2. Driving used to scare her; now, she thinks it's a cinch.
3. Climbing steps used to be a cinch when he was younger.
4. Making stew is a cinch; it just takes long to cook.
5. Her classmates hate to write, but for her, writing essays is a cinch. She loves to do it.


Saying that something is a cinch is an informal way of saying it's easy.


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