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She felt so stupid. She'd never be able to live it down.
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live something down usu. with negative — succeed in making others forget something embarrassing. → live … English new terms dictionary
never live something down — never live (something) down if you say that you will never live down something bad or embarrassing that you have done, you mean people will not forget it. Three million people saw the singer fall off the edge of the stage. He ll never live it… … New idioms dictionary
ˌlive sth ˈdown — phrasal verb to make people forget about something embarrassing or silly that you have done I m never going to live this down![/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pass something down — ˌpass sthˈdown derived often passive to give or teach sth to your children or people younger than you, who will then give or teach it to those who live after them, and so on Syn: hand down Main entry: ↑passderived … Useful english dictionary
live — live1 W1S1 [lıv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a place/home)¦ 2¦(plant/animal)¦ 3¦(at a particular time)¦ 4¦(be/stay alive)¦ 5¦(way of life)¦ 6¦(earn a living)¦ 7¦(exciting life)¦ 8¦(imagine something)¦ 9¦(be kept somewhere)¦ 10 … Dictionary of contemporary English
live down — verb live so as to annul some previous behavior You can never live this down! • Syn: ↑unlive • Hypernyms: ↑live • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * transitive verb … Useful english dictionary
live — live1 [lɪv] verb 1》 remain alive. ↘be alive at a specified time. ↘spend one s life in a particular way. ↘supply oneself with the means of subsistence. 2》 make one s home in a place or with a person. 3》 be remembered: her name lived on … English new terms dictionary
live — {{11}}live (adj.) 1540s, having life, later (1610s) burning, glowing, aphetic of ALIVE (Cf. alive) (q.v.). Sense of containing unspent energy or power (live ammunition, etc.) is from 1799. Meaning in person (of performance) is first attested 1934 … Etymology dictionary
live down something — live down (something) to do well so that others forget something bad you said or did. Ken is still trying to live down his comment that most of what s on the Web now is crap. After the way she behaved at the office party, I don t think she ll… … New idioms dictionary
Down in the Flood — Song by Bob Dylan from the album Bob Dylan s Greatest Hits Vol. II Published 1967 Released November 17, 1971 Writer Bob Dylan … Wikipedia
