do down
Britishverb
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to belittle or humiliate
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to deceive or cheat
Example Sentences
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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.
"Khamenei's next moves will be the most consequential not just for his own survival but for how he will do down in history, " says Sanam Vakil, Director of the Middle East and North Africa programme at think tank, Chatham House.
From BBC
“I think having a sitting president come and be a part of one of our biggest days of the year — certainly what I would call our biggest event of the year — I think is special. It certainly brings a lot of eyes and a different perspective to what we do down here for this race.”
From Los Angeles Times
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
“As I was sketching the mural with the big extension roller with no ladder, an extreme sense of gratitude came over me, like this is what I would do down the street on a billboard,” Escoto said.
From Los Angeles Times
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