power something up — ˌpower sthˈup derived to prepare a machine to start working by supplying it with electricity, etc. Opp: ↑power something down Main entry: ↑powerderived … Useful english dictionary
bring something down on — bring (something) down (on (someone)) to cause something to have influence or power over someone. Why would you bring down that kind of attention if you were trying not to be noticed? We don t bring violence down on people. People bring it down… … New idioms dictionary
bring (something) down — (on (someone)) to cause something to have influence or power over someone. Why would you bring down that kind of attention if you were trying not to be noticed? We don t bring violence down on people. People bring it down on themselves … New idioms dictionary
power something up/down — switch an electrically powered device on or off. → power … English new terms dictionary
bring something down on someone — bring (something) down (on (someone)) to cause something to have influence or power over someone. Why would you bring down that kind of attention if you were trying not to be noticed? We don t bring violence down on people. People bring it down… … New idioms dictionary
throttle (something) down — ˌthrottle (sth) ˈback/ˈdown/ˈup derived to control the supply of fuel or power to an engine in order to reduce/increase the speed of a vehicle • I throttled back as we approached the runway. Main entry: ↑throttlederived … Useful english dictionary
power down — ˌpower ˈdown [transitive] [he/she/it powers down present participle powering down past tense powered down past participle powered down … Useful english dictionary
power — ► NOUN 1) the ability to do something or act in a particular way. 2) the capacity to influence other people or the course of events. 3) a right or authority given or delegated to a person or body. 4) political authority or control. 5) physical… … English terms dictionary
cut something down to size — reduce the size or power of something, for example an organization, that is regarded as having become too large or powerful … Useful english dictionary
down — down1 W1S1 [daun] adv, prep, adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(to a lower position)¦ 2¦(in a lower place)¦ 3¦(to lie/sit)¦ 4¦(along)¦ 5¦(south)¦ 6¦(somewhere local)¦ 7¦(river)¦ 8¦(fastened to a surface)¦ 9¦(less)¦ 10¦(losing)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English