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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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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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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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cool downTo cause something temperature to lower.Rate it:

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airmailTo throw the ball well over a fielder's head where that fielder is unable to make a play on the ball.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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humi prosternere aliquemto throw any one to the ground.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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tipsy turvyupside downRate 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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chalk outTo write down using chalkRate 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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pitch aroundTo intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk himRate 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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reach-aroundA passing style in which the ballhandler performs a crossover step in the direction of the intended pass and then extends his or her arms to throw the pass around the defender.Rate it:

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thumb-warsInterlock two fists, lift up one thumb each and try to pin down the other players thumb to win the game.Rate it:

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whip downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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садитесь, пожалуйстаplease sit down; please get onRate 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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ab armis discedere (Phil. 11. 33)to lay down arms.Rate it:

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