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live down

British  
/ lɪv /

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to withstand the effects of (a crime, mistake, etc) by waiting until others forget or forgive it

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

live down Idioms  
  1. Overcome or reduce the shame of a mistake, misdeed, or the like. It is often put in the negative, as in I'm afraid I'll never live down that tactless remark I made. [Mid-1800s]


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Yavorskaya’s son and grandson, who live down the street, soon arrived and helped the neighbors escape through the window.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

“Transitory” went from a party line to a punchline, one the Fed is still trying to live down.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

“There are those coming from the Northeast that want to live down here and those in South Florida who want to finally live by the water,” he said.

From MarketWatch Apr. 1, 2026

And it’s less common now for you to just knock on somebody’s door and say, “Hey, I live down the street. How are you?”

From Salon Sep. 13, 2025

He gets into my room and I close the bulkhead door, and he goes, "Cool. You get to live down here all by yourself?"

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick

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