Whoever thought that the manager of the department would stoop to sweeping up?
•I never dreamed that Bill would stoop to stealing.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
stoop — 1 verb (I) 1 also stoop down to bend your body forwards and down: The doorway was so low that Martin had to stoop to go in. 2 to stand with your back and shoulders bent forwards stoop to sth phrasal verb (T) to do something, even though you know… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stoop — [[t]stu͟ːp[/t]] stoops, stooping, stooped 1) VERB If you stoop, you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forwards. She was taller than he was and stooped slightly. Syn: hunch Derived words: stooping ADJ GRADED usu ADJ n ...a slender slightly… … English dictionary
stoop — stoop1 [stu:p] v [: Old English; Origin: stupian] 1.) [i]also stoop down to bend your body forward and down ▪ We had to stoop to pass through the low entrance. ▪ Dave stooped down to tie his shoes. 2.) to stand with your back and shoulders bent… … Dictionary of contemporary English
stoop to something — ˈstoop to sth derived to drop your moral standards to do sth bad or unpleasant • You surely don t think I d stoop to that! • stoop to something doing sth I didn t think he d stoop to cheating. Main entry: ↑stoopderived … Useful english dictionary
pick — 1 /pIk/ verb (T) 1 CHOOSE STH to choose someone or something good or suitable from a group or range of people or things: Students have to pick three courses from a list of 15. | Let me pick a few examples at random. | pick your words (=be careful … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
de|cline — «dih KLYN», verb, clined, clin|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to turn away from doing; refuse (to do something): »The boy declined to do what he was told. SYNONYM(S): reject. See syn. under refuse. (Cf. ↑refuse) … Useful english dictionary
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