do down
Britishverb
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to belittle or humiliate
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to deceive or cheat
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It’s a philosophy that applies to almost everything the Brewers do, down to the simplest, most fundamental parts of baseball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
His campaign repeatedly put him in positions to reach strategic audiences, as campaigns do down the stretch, and he spent each session essentially doodling with crayons on the wall.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2024
"It's not just those two, we've all got a job to do down the bottom of the order," added Anderson, England's all-time leading wicket-taker.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2022
Now, small home theater projectors aren’t exactly new — what makes the Freestyle interesting is what it might be able to do down the road with the help of a few accessories.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2022
And there’s nothing left to do down here where it’s dark and empty but wait to go back.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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