sink to something

sink to something
ˌsink so ˈlow | sink to sth idiom
to have such low moral standards that you do sth very bad

Stealing from your friends? How could you sink so low?

I can't believe that anyone would sink to such depths.

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  • sink|age — «SIHNG kihj», noun. 1. a) the act or process of sinking; subsidence. b) an instance of this. 2. the amount of sinking. 3. something that sinks or has sunk. 4. Printing. = sink. (Cf. ↑sink) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • sink */*/ — I UK [sɪŋk] / US verb Word forms sink : present tense I/you/we/they sink he/she/it sinks present participle sinking past tense sank UK [sæŋk] / US past participle sunk UK [sʌŋk] / US 1) [intransitive] to disappear below the surface of the water… …   English dictionary

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