Mary was trying to speak, but Sally shouted her down.
•Ann brought up a very important suggestion, but Bob shouted it down.
•The lecturer had to shout down the entire audience to be heard.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
shout — ► VERB 1) speak or call out very loudly. 2) (shout at) reprimand loudly. 3) (shout down) prevent (someone) from speaking or being heard by shouting. 4) Austral./NZ informal treat (someone) to (something, especially a drink). ► NOUN … English terms dictionary
shout — shout1 W2S2 [ʃaut] v 1.) [I and T] to say something very loudly →↑scream, yell ↑yell ▪ There s no need to shout! I can hear you! shout at ▪ I wish you d stop shouting at the children. shout for ▪ We could hear them shouting for help … Dictionary of contemporary English
shout — I UK [ʃaʊt] / US verb Word forms shout : present tense I/you/we/they shout he/she/it shouts present participle shouting past tense shouted past participle shouted *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to say something in a loud voice Stop! he shouted … English dictionary
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
down — I UK [daʊn] / US adjective, adverb, preposition *** Summary: 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.… … English dictionary
down — I [[t]da͟ʊn[/t]] PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES ♦ (Down is often used with verbs of movement, such as fall and pull , and also in phrasal verbs such as bring down and calm down .) 1) PREP To go down something such as a slope or a pipe means to go… … English dictionary
shout — [[t]ʃa͟ʊt[/t]] ♦♦♦ shouts, shouting, shouted 1) VERB If you shout, you say something very loudly, usually because you want people a long distance away to hear you or because you are angry. He had to shout to make himself heard above the near gale … English dictionary
shout — verb 1》 speak or call out very loudly. ↘(shout at) reprimand loudly. ↘(shout someone down) prevent someone from speaking or being heard by shouting. 2》 Austral./NZ informal treat (someone) to (something, especially a drink). noun 1》 a… … English new terms dictionary
shout — shout1 [ ʃaut ] verb intransitive or transitive *** to say something in a loud voice: He was one of those speakers who shout into the microphone. shout at the top of your voice (=as loudly as you can): I want to go now, Danny shouted at the top… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shout — 1 /SaUt/ verb 1 (I, T) to say something very loudly: There s no need to shout, I m not deaf! | We could hear them shouting for help. | “Watch out!” she shouted, as the car started to move. | shout at sb: I wish you d stop shouting at the children … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shout — /ʃaʊt / (say showt) verb (i) 1. to call or cry out loudly and vigorously. 2. to speak or laugh noisily or unrestrainedly. –verb (t) 3. to express by a shout or shouts. 4. Colloquial a. to pay for a round of drinks for (a group of people). b. to… …
