1.
If something gets you down , it makes you unhappy.
At times when my work gets me down, I like to fantasize about being a farmer.
PHRASAL VERB : V n P
2.
If you get down , you lower your body until you are sitting, kneeling, or lying on the ground.
She got down on her hands and knees on the floor...
‘Get down!’ she yelled. ‘Somebody’s shooting!’
PHRASAL VERB : V P on n , V P
3.
If you get something down , especially something that someone has just said, you write it down.
The idea has been going around in my head for quite a while and now I am getting it down on paper.
PHRASAL VERB : V n P , also V P n (not pron)
4.
If you get food or medicine down , you swallow it, especially with difficulty. ( INFORMAL )
I bit into a hefty slab of bread and cheese. When I had got it down I started talking.
PHRASAL VERB : V n P , also V P n (not pron)