change down

British

verb

(intr, adverb) to select a lower gear when driving

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Salmon put the change down to islanders finding the cost of living, particularly rents, high.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

“Could it change down the road in the postseason? Possibly,” Roberts said Sunday when pressed on the topic again.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

Mr. Aronberg suggested that Judge Cannon’s order allowing flexibility could be a signal of a change down the road.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023

Published by the Sydney Morning Herald, the poll showed that 49% of respondents supported the change, down from 53% in May, while 51% said they were opposed to it.

From Reuters • Jun. 13, 2023

Their dad kept an apple cider jug filled with loose change down in his basement workshop.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

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