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keep downNot to vomit.Rate it:

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keep downTo lie low. To stay concealed by not standing up.Rate it:

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knock downTo reduce the price of.Rate it:

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lay downTo sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life.".Rate it:

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lay downTo specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate .Rate it:

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long gameThe portion of the game, played with driver clubs, in which the ball is advanced down the fairway to the putting green.Rate it:

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mark downTo write a memorandum about.Rate it:

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mess withTo diss; to put down.Rate it:

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pare downTo reduce by paring or a similar gradual process.Rate it:

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pass downTo hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc.Rate it:

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pin down1) Hold Under Submission, (Wrestling: 2) Restrain enemy attack, return fire, and movement:Rate it:

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put downTo pay an initial amount of money on a large purchase.Rate it:

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round downTo the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.Rate it:

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run downTo find something or someone after searching for a long time.Rate it:

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settle downTo become quiet and calm after a period of disturbance or restlessness.Rate it:

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step downTo resign from office.Rate it:

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take downTo lower an item of clothing without removing it.Rate it:

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take downTo remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.Rate it:

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take downTo remove something from a hanging position.Rate it:

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talk downTo negotiate a lower price.Rate it:

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three greena confirmation given by the pilots that the landing gear has gone down successfully and has locked.Rate it:

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throw downTo accomplish or produce something in a grand, respectable, or successful manner; to "represent".Rate it:

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throw downTo fight, incite to fight, or approach with the intent to fight; to make a stand.Rate it:

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tone downTo relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder.Rate it:

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turn upside downTo thoroughly examine.Rate it:

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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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zero in onTo successfully narrow down a search.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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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."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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depuis sa faillite il file un mauvais coton (fam.)Since his failure, his health (or, reputation) has entirely broken down.Rate 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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rat runA small road that people venture down when they want to sneak off the motorway and take a short cut.Rate it:

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

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silver spoonWealth passed down or inherited.Rate it:

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tear downTo demolishRate it:

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