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boiSomeone looking down on the person, Critically saying that a thing is wrong here.Rate it:

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track downTo hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.Rate it:

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bear downTo press down on someone.Rate it:

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put down toTo state the cause of a situation.Rate it:

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calm your titsCalm down! (Used to tell someone to relax when they are agitated, angry, overexcited, etc.)Rate it:

(3.67 / 6 votes)
go down the toiletTo fail.Rate it:

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keep downTo cause not to increase or rise.Rate it:

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narrow downMake more specific.Rate it:

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rain downto fall from the sky, as rainRate it:

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come downTo recover from drug-induced euphoria.Rate it:

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down the hatchInto the mouth and down the throat, especially with regard to the consumption of a beverage.Rate it:

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down-to-earthPractical; realistic; pragmatic.Rate it:

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hold your fireWait, don't retaliate, calm down, be quiet.Rate it:

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hunker downTo take shelter; to prepare oneself for some eventuality; to focus on a task.Rate it:

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look down uponAlternative form of look down onRate it:

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nail downFirm or certain.Rate it:

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stand downTo wait; to stop pursuing or fighting.Rate it:

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up hill and down daleHere and there; everywhere.Rate it:

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walk like an EgyptianTo walk with one arm horizontally at the side, with arm bent at the elbow facing up, and the other arm horizontally at the side with arm bent at the elbow facing down.Rate it:

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quieten downTo become quieter.Rate it:

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stick it where the sun don't shinea sarcastic way of expressing disgust to someone; akin to telling someone where to goRate it:

(3.33 / 3 votes)
strip downTo remove inessentials from.Rate it:

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pin downTo corner somebody in order to get a firm answer.Rate it:

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ass over teakettleTumbling upside down.Rate it:

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back upFor the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.Rate it:

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bear downWhen giving birth, to push.Rate it:

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bee in one's bonnetan idea, which is thought to be crazy or exciting; someone’s particular interest, concern or obsession with somethingRate it:

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break downTo give more detail.Rate it:

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bring downTo reduce.Rate it:

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bring downTo make something flying fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.Rate it:

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bring downTo make someone feel bad emotionally.Rate it:

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chase downTo pursue and apprehend someone.Rate it:

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chase downTo investigate the cause of something.Rate it:

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come down toTo depend upon, basically, ultimately or in essence.Rate it:

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Cook Your GooseTo bring someone down, spoil someone’s quality time or to wreck a happy plan or projectRate it:

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get down to bizfocus, concentrate, think hard.Rate it:

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guarded rightsThose rights laid down by a constitution as being guaranteed to all individuals in the society; human rights.Rate it:

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hands downWithout question.Rate it:

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hose downTo put out or reduce a fire by squirting water on the fire with a hose.Rate it:

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hunker downTo stubbornly hold to a position.Rate it:

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jump downTo leave an elevated position to a lower position by one jump.Rate it:

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

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keep downNot to vomit.Rate it:

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knock downTo reduce the price of.Rate it:

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

(3.00 / 1 vote)

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