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wind downRelax; get rid of stress.Rate it:

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write downDown in writing; to record something.Rate it:

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kick downTo break or demolish something by physical bodily force.Rate it:

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back downTo take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.Rate it:

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put downTo write something.Rate it:

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close downTo stop trading as a business.Rate it:

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cut downTo reduce the amount of something.Rate it:

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knock downTo drink fast.Rate it:

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put downTo halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.Rate it:

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cool downTo cause something temperature to lower.Rate it:

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bed them downTo ​lie down ​somewhere, usually ​somewhere different from where you usually ​sleep, in ​order to go to ​sleep.Rate it:

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damp downto reduce the intensity ofRate it:

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down to the short strokesIn the final steps or decisive phase of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.Rate it:

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get downTo record in writing.Rate it:

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lay downTo stock, store for the future. See also lay by.Rate it:

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lay downTo lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.Rate it:

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let someone down gentlyTo reject or refuse someone in a way that avoids causing hurt or disappointment.Rate it:

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put downTo drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.Rate it:

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run downTo criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.Rate it:

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tear downTo demolishRate it:

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wear downTo cause physical or mental fatigue.Rate it:

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build downIn solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of higher value.Rate it:

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dress down1) Wear casual or work clothing, informal clothes: 2) Speak To Someone In a Desultory Tone, A Commanding, Analytical, Superior, Critiquing Manner; . . . . . {Tell Someone 'OFF' }Rate it:

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hail downto fall from the sky, as hailRate it:

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if it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it downIn order to save water, only flush the toilet after defecation, not after urination.Rate it:

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mark down asTo come to a conclusion about someone or something; to make a note of one's conclusion about someone or something.Rate it:

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please take it down a notch or two!Your objections are expressed in strong tones of violence!Rate it:

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Put Your Foot DownTo be rigid, strict and resolute about something, to be unyielding about a certain ruleRate it:

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whip downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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a man hasn’t lost when he’s fallen down, he’s lost when he’s too weak to get back upit explains that giving up is losingRate it:

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argue downUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see argue,‎ down.Rate it:

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argue downTo campaign against a proposition or vote.Rate it:

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argue downTo haggle with to reach a lower price.Rate it:

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Batten Down the HatchesTo prepare for any sort of emergency before time by taking proper measuresRate it:

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batten down the hatchesPrepare for trouble.Rate it:

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bed downTo put an animal to rest for the night.Rate it:

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bed downThe act of lying down, reclining, preparing for sleep by assuming a supine position/reclining/upon or in a quiet, comfortable venue.Rate it:

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bed them downAnimal husbandry term. Domesticated animals are treated in the USA with tender loving care. Caretakers of animals provide comfortable resting and sleeping places for the nighttime.Rate it:

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bend downTo bend one's legs while upright to get to a lower position.Rate it:

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bite downTo clench with one's teeth or to bite hard on something.Rate it:

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blow me downA cry of surpriseRate it:

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bog downTo cause to become stuck and unable to progress.Rate it:

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bog downTo become stuck and unable to progress.Rate it:

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bogged downStuck, as if in a bog.Rate it:

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bogged downStuck; mired, as in detail, difficulty; delayed or made slower.Rate it:

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boogie downTo dance, typically in a funky manner.Rate it:

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boogie on downto go (to a place or event)Rate it:

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bow downto bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deferenceRate it:

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break downTo become unstable, mentally or otherwise.Rate it:

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break downTo decay.Rate it:

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