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put one's foot downTo insist, demand, or refuse.Rate it:

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put one's foot downTo make a car go faster, accelerate.Rate it:

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put one's foot down onTo put a stop to, suppress; to reject.Rate it:

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put one's foot down uponTo put a stop to, suppress; to reject.Rate it:

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put someone down asTo assume someone has a particular character from very little information.Rate it:

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put the hammer downTo drive quickly; to step on the accelerator.Rate it:

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quiet downTo make someone or something become quieter.Rate it:

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quieten downTo reduce intensity of an activity.Rate it:

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quieten downTo make someone or something become quieter.Rate it:

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rain downto appear inexplicablyRate it:

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ride downTo bear down, as on a halyard when hoisting a sail.Rate it:

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ride downto cause (a horse) to fall when riding.Rate it:

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ride downto catch or catch up with (someone) by chasing on horsebackRate it:

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ring down the curtainTo end something.Rate it:

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ring down the curtainTo mark the end of something.Rate it:

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roll down the windowsTo flail one's arms in a circular motion when off-balance, as to mimic the act of rolling down a car window.Rate it:

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rub downto rub, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massageRate it:

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run downTo lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.Rate it:

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run downTo reduce the size or stock levels of a business, often with a view to closure.Rate it:

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run downderelictRate it:

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run down the clockTo waste time at the end of a match such that it is terminated by running out of time, or during a match so a time penalty is made less severe.Rate it:

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run the clock downTo run down the clockRate it:

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sand downTo treat or polish with sandpaper.Rate it:

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save downTo write a computer file to disk.Rate it:

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scale downTo reduce the size of something whilst maintaining proportion.Rate it:

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scale downTo reduce the cost of a process, or the amount spent on something.Rate it:

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sell downTo become less by being sold.Rate it:

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sell downTo reduce by selling.Rate it:

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sell down the riverTo betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed.Rate it:

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send downTo suspend or expel from university.Rate it:

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send downTo bowl.Rate it:

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send downTo commit to a prison term.Rate it:

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send downTo demote a player within the levels of professional baseball.Rate it:

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send shivers down someone's spineTo terrify; to make someone feel extremely nervous.Rate it:

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set downSimple sum of parts set + down, to place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying.Rate it:

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set downTo write.Rate it:

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settle downTo establish a settled lifestyle, and especially to marry.Rate it:

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settle downto get comfortable with one's new accommodation or circumstances.Rate it:

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shake downTo cause something to fall down by shaking it, or something it is attached to.Rate it:

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shake downTo shake someone so money falls from their pockets.Rate it:

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shake downTo get money from someone using threats.Rate it:

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shake downTo search exhaustively.Rate it:

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shake downTo subject something to a shakedown test.Rate it:

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shimmy on downTo go somewhere.Rate it:

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shoot downTo shoot , so that the one shot goes down.Rate it:

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shoot downTo the point of preclusion.Rate it:

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shoot me downTo deprecate, demean, vilify, condemn an individual.Rate it:

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shout downTo shout louder than in order to force through one's argument or point of view.Rate it:

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shower downTo fall from the sky, especially in vast quantitiesRate it:

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shuck downto pull down forcefully.Rate it:

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