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get one down — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make (someone) unhappy; cause low spirits; cause discouragement. * /Low grades are getting Helen down./ * /Three straight losses got the team down./ 2. To swallow; digest. * /The medicine was so bitter I couldn t get… … Dictionary of American idioms
get one down — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make (someone) unhappy; cause low spirits; cause discouragement. * /Low grades are getting Helen down./ * /Three straight losses got the team down./ 2. To swallow; digest. * /The medicine was so bitter I couldn t get… … Dictionary of American idioms
get\ one\ down — v. phr. informal 1. To make (someone) unhappy; cause low spirits; cause discouragement. Low grades are getting Helen down. Three straight losses got the team down. 2. To swallow; digest. The medicine was so bitter I couldn t get it down. 3. To… … Словарь американских идиом
get smb down — make (someone) unhappy, cause discouragement The long commuting time has begun to get her down so she wants to quit her job … Idioms and examples
ˌget sb ˈdown — phrasal verb informal to make someone feel sad or lose hope Doing the same thing every day can get you down.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
settle someone down — settle (someone) down to get someone to behave more calmly. He was so upset that one of his brothers had to settle him down. Usage notes: often used as an order: OK, class, settle down … New idioms dictionary
send someone down — 1 (Brit.) she was sent down from Cambridge: EXPEL, exclude; Brit. rusticate. 2 (informal) he was sent down for life: SEND TO PRISON, imprison, jail, incarcerate, lo … Useful english dictionary
get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sell someone down the river — (informal).See double cross. → river (informal).See double cross. → sell * * * sell someone down the river informal … Useful english dictionary
