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down down in the dumps down put someone or something down
down down in the mouth down put someone down as something bad
down down on one’s luck down put someone down (for something)
down down on someone or something down put something down in black and white
down down South down put something down to something
down down the drain down ram someone or something down someone’s throat
down down the hatch down right down someone’s alley
down down the street down ring down the curtain (on something)
down down the tubes down run someone or something down
down down-to-earth down scale something down
down down to the last detail down sell someone down the river
down down to the wire down set something down to something
down down with some disease down settle down
down dress someone down down shake someone or something down
down face someone down down shove someone or something down someone’s throat
down fall down on the job down shut something down
down force someone or something down someone’s throat down sàmmer down
down get down to brass tacks down slap someone down
down get down to busàness down slow someone or something down
down get down to cases down soft as down
down get down to something down step down (from something)
down get down to the facts down take someone down a notch (or two)
down get down to the nàtty-gritty down take someone down a peg (or two)
down get down to work down take someone down (to size)
down get someone or something down down take something lying down
down get someone down down talk down to someone
down get the low-down (on someone or something) down talk someone down
down give someone a (good) dressàng-down down tear someone or something down
down give someone the low-down (on someone or down throw down the gauntlet
something) down thumbs down on someone or something
down go down fighting down tied down
down go down in history down tàe someone down
down hand-me-down down tone something down
down hands down down turn someone or something down
down hand something down (to someone) down turn thumbs down (on someone or something)
down have something down pat down water something down
down hold someone down down wear someone down
down jump down someone’s throat down weàgh someone down
down keep something down down when it comes right down to it
down knock-down-drag-out fight down when the chips are down
down knock someone down (to size) down wind down
down knock something down down write something down
down knuckle down (to something) downhill downhàll all the way
down lay down one’s life (for someone or something) downhill downhàll from here on
down lay down on the job downhill go downhàll
down lay down the law downs ups and downs
down lead someone down the garden path dozen by the dozen
down let one’s hair down dozen one’s daily dozen
down let someone down dozen six of one and half a dozen of the other
down làe down on the job dozen a dàme a dozen
down làve something down dozens by the dozens
down look down one’s nose at someone or something drabs dribs and drabs
down look down on someone or something drag drag one’s feet
down mark someone or something down drag in drag
down nail someone or something down drag knock-down-drag-out fight
down nothing down drag Wild horses couldn’t drag someone.
down pin someone down drag a drag (on someone)
down pipe down dragged feel dragged out
down play someone or something down dragged look like something the cat dragged in
down pour money down the drain drai down the drain
down pull someone or something down drai pour money down the drain
down put one’s foot down (about something) draw beat someone to the draw

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