Come down from there this instant!
•Come down, do you hear?
2. to move from a higher status to a lower one. (See also come down in the world.) •He has come down from his original position. Now he is just a clerk.
•He has come down quite a bit.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
come down — {v.} 1. To reduce itself; amount to no more than. Followed by to . * /The quarrel finally came down to a question of which boy would do the dishes./ Syn.: BOIL DOWN(3). 2. To be handed down or passed along, descend from parent to child; pass from … Dictionary of American idioms
come down — {v.} 1. To reduce itself; amount to no more than. Followed by to . * /The quarrel finally came down to a question of which boy would do the dishes./ Syn.: BOIL DOWN(3). 2. To be handed down or passed along, descend from parent to child; pass from … Dictionary of American idioms
come down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms come down : present tense I/you/we/they come down he/she/it comes down present participle coming down past tense came down past participle come down 1) to move down to the ground or to a lower level He was… … English dictionary
come down — verb 1. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way (Freq. 14) The temperature is going down The barometer is falling The curtain fell on the diva Her hand went up and then fell again • Syn: ↑descend, ↑fall, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
come down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If the cost, level, or amount of something comes down, it becomes less than it was before. [V P] Interest rates should come down... [V P to/from n] If you buy three bottles, the bottle price comes down to ₤2.42... [V P by n] The… … English dictionary
come down — 1. in. to happen. □ Hey, man! What’s coming down? □ When something like this comes down, I have to stop and hink things over. 2. n. a letdown; a disappointment. (Usually comedown.) □ he loss of the race was a real comedown for Wil … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
…The Dandy Warhols Come Down — Infobox Album Name = …The Dandy Warhols Come Down Type = studio Artist = The Dandy Warhols Released = July 15, 1997 Recorded = 1996 Genre = Rock Length = 66:23 Label = Capitol Records Producer = Tony Lash, The Dandy Warhols Reviews = *Allmusic… … Wikipedia
beat down on something — beat down on (someone/something) to come from the sky with great force. We lay in bed listening to the rain beat down on the metal roof. Even early in the day a blazing sun beat down on them without mercy. Usage notes: said about rain and sun … New idioms dictionary
come — come1 W1S1 [kʌm] v past tense came [keım] past participle come ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move towards somebody/something)¦ 2¦(go with somebody)¦ 3¦(travel to a place)¦ 4¦(post)¦ 5¦(happen)¦ 6¦(reach a level/place)¦ 7¦(be produce … Dictionary of contemporary English
come — come1 [ kʌm ] (past tense came [ keım ] ; past participle come) verb *** ▸ 1 move/travel (to here) ▸ 2 reach particular state ▸ 3 start doing something ▸ 4 reach particular point ▸ 5 be received ▸ 6 happen ▸ 7 exist or be produced ▸ 8 be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
down — down1 [ daun ] function word *** Down can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): She was walking down the street. as an adverb (without a following noun): She lay down and fell asleep. after the verb to be : Oil… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
