come down

Idioms  

1. Lose wealth or position, as in After the market crashed, the Tates really came down in the world . A 1382 translation of the Bible by followers of John Wycliffe had this term: “Come down from glory, sit in thirst” (Jeremiah 48:18).

2. Become reduced in size or amount, be lowered, as in Interest rates will have to come down before the economy recovers . [Mid-1600s]

3. Be handed down by inheritance, tradition, or a higher authority. For example, This painting has come down to us from our great-grandparents , or These stories have come down through the generations , or An indictment finally came down . [c. 1400]

4. Also, go down . Happen, occur, as in What's coming down tonight? [ Slang ; 1960s]

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Example Sentences

For Kiffin, the decision to walk out on the chance to coach Ole Miss in the playoff came down to the one factor that motivates almost everything in college football: money.

From The Wall Street Journal

That ratio since has come down to 2.5 as of Nov. 24.

From MarketWatch

"We would get the flow and the pressure coming down the hill from the mains," he told BBC Radio Kent.

From BBC

She set up big chances for Russo and Lauren Hemp either side of her two goals and almost everything came down her side in a rampant first half.

From BBC

"I wanted to save my clothes, but my house came down."

From BBC