We went down to Amy's aunt in Memphis.
•Fran went down to Tiffany's place on the first floor.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
turn thumbs down (on someone or something) — tv. to reject someone or something. □ The board turned thumbs down on Rocko’s application for parole. □ The committee examined the proposal and turned thumbs down … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
down on someone — down on (someone/something) feeling angry or disappointed with someone or something. Dad s been down on me since I scraped the car backing out of the garage … New idioms dictionary
lighten up (on someone or something) — n. to reduce the pressure (on someone or something); to calm down (about someone or something). □ Cool it, man. Lighten up! We all gotta get along here. □ Lighten up on the guy. He only stepped on your toe … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
look down (your) nose at something — look down (your) nose at (someone/something) to consider someone or something as not important or of value. The regular staff looked down their noses at us freelancers … New idioms dictionary
look down (your) nose at something — look down (your) nose at (something/someone) informal to think that someone is less important than you or that something is not good enough for you. I always felt that she looked down her nose at us because we spoke with strong accents and hadn t … New idioms dictionary
tear loose (from someone or something) — [ter...] in. to manage to break away from someone or something. □ The quarterback tore loose and ran twenty yards for a first down. □ Barlowe tore loose from Rocko and made for the door … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
come down on someone — come down on (someone/something) 1. to criticize someone or something. It seems that if you give an opinion about something, people come down on you. 2. to have an opinion about someone or something. It was hard to know where he would come down… … New idioms dictionary
bear down on someone — bear down (on (someone/something)) 1. to use all your effort to do something. Our students will have to bear down if they want to pass their exams. 2. to push or press on something. When washing your car, try not to bear down too hard or you ll… … New idioms 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
shoot someone or something down — tv. o ruin someone or something; to debunk someone or something. (See also shot down.) □ Just as I was making the final point, she shot me down with a simple fact I should have remembered. CD The boss shot down my plan immediately … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bow down to someone — bow down (to (someone/something)) to obey someone or something. The old man expects me to bow down to him, but I won t do it. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of bow down (= to show obedience or respect by bending the head down or the body … New idioms dictionary
