down on

1. Hostile or negative toward, ill-disposed to. For example, All the reviewers were down on this play, or Ever since he was injured, he's been down on skiing. [Mid-1800s] Also see down on one's luck.

Example Sentences

“There’s something about being around other Christians, knowing you won’t be mocked or looked down on as stupid for believing in the Bible,” she says.

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It is one of many industries affected by the technology, as companies use it to cut down on employee numbers, an example being the buy now, pay later company Klarna.

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There haven’t been any data since the federal government shut down on Oct.

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It was delivered in the ninth inning, when the fans rained a chant down on Shohei Ohtani, who spurned the Blue Jays in his free agent sweepstakes two years ago and whose two-run homer meant nothing Friday night.

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Tropical Storm Melissa beat down on the Caribbean on Friday, leaving at least three people dead in Haiti as officials warned it was set to strengthen into a hurricane.

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