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gulp downTo eat very quickly without chewing the food properly.Rate it:

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quiet downTo reduce intensity of an activity.Rate it:

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scarf downTo eat something quickly.Rate it:

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suck it upTo put up with something; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.Rate it:

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blow overTo pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down.Rate it:

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knock downTo hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.Rate it:

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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go downAn otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.Rate it:

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arsy versyTumbling upside down; head over heels; backwards.Rate it:

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batten downTo close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.Rate it:

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bear downTo intensify one's efforts.Rate it:

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bear downTo approach another vessel from windward.Rate it:

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bear down onTo approach someone in a very determined way.Rate it:

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beat downTo severely beat someone up.Rate it:

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beat downTo haggle someone to sell at a lower price.Rate it:

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beat downTo strike with great force.Rate it:

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bed downTo lie down to sleep for the night, usually of livestock or machinery.Rate it:

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boil down toto be equivalent to; to reduce to.Rate it:

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break downTo fail.Rate it:

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bring downTo make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.Rate it:

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burn downTo burn to nothing.Rate it:

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bust one's ballsto work very hard; to put in a lot of effort.Rate it:

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calm downTo become less excited, intense, or angryRate it:

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check is in the mailA common excuse used by debtors to put off creditors.Rate it:

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clamp down onTo take measures to stop something; to put an end to.Rate it:

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come downTo descend.Rate it:

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come down withTo contract or get; to show symptoms of a minor illness.Rate it:

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cool downTo cause to become less agitated.Rate it:

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crack down onTo enforce laws or punish more vigilantly.Rate it:

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curveballA forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve".Rate it:

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cut downTo bring down by cutting.Rate it:

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doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.Rate it:

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down but not outTemporarily incapacitated but not permanently defeated.Rate it:

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drill downTo examine information at another level or in greater detail; especially in a database, to navigate to a more detailed level or record.Rate it:

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drop a lineTalk stuff say your words put somebody downRate it:

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filter downOf a liquid; to move slowly down to lower substrate levels.Rate it:

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go downTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.Rate it:

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go downTo take place, happen.Rate it:

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go downTo perform oral sex.Rate it:

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home in onTo focus or narrow down to something; to find or draw closer, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.Rate it:

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keep downTo repress.Rate it:

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knock outTo put someone to sleep.Rate it:

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l'appétit vient en mangeantOne leg of mutton helps down another; The more one has the more one wants; Begin to eat, you’ll soon be hungry.Rate it:

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live downTo get used to something shameful.Rate it:

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live it upIn the aftermath of successful ventures, many individuals often express a desire to celebrate or party, let down their hair and Live it up!Rate it:

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look offTo put off by one's facial expression.Rate it:

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lump togetherTo put different items or groups together and treat them, or think of them as one single group.Rate it:

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ravin downTo gobble ravenously, devour voraciouslyRate it:

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smack downTo successfully refute.Rate it:

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stick upTo put up by sticking.Rate it:

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tear up the pea patchTo put on a notable performance, especially in sports; to go on a rampage.Rate it:

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