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go down
verb
(also preposition) to move or lead to or as if to a lower place or level; sink, decline, decrease, etc
the ship went down this morning
prices are going down
the path goes down to the sea
to be defeated; lose
to be remembered or recorded (esp in the phrase go down in history )
to be received
his speech went down well
(of food) to be swallowed
bridge to fail to make the number of tricks previously contracted for
to leave a college or university at the end of a term or the academic year
(usually foll by with) to fall ill; be infected
(of a celestial body) to sink or set
the sun went down before we arrived
slang, to go to prison, esp for a specified period
he went down for six months
slang, to happen
slang, to perform cunnilingus or fellatio on
Idioms and Phrases
Descend to a lower level; drop below the horizon, fall to the ground, or sink. For example, Don't let the baby go down the stairs alone , or The sun went down behind the hill , or I was afraid the plane would go down , or The ship went down and all hands were lost . [c. 1300]
Experience defeat or ruin, as in They went down fighting , or The boxer went down in the first round . [Late 1500s]
Decrease, subside, as in After Christmas prices will go down , or As soon as the swelling goes down it won't hurt as much . [Second half of 1600s]
Be swallowed, as in This huge pill just won't go down , or Your wine goes down very smoothly . [Second half of 1500s]
Be accepted or believed, as in How did your speech at the convention go down? When it takes an object, it is put as go down with , as in It's hardly the truth but it still goes down with many voters . [c. 1600]
Also, go down in history . Be recorded or remembered, as in This event must go down in her book as one of the highlights of the year , or This debate will go down in history . [Late 1800s]
Occur, take place, as in Really crazy behavior was going down in the sixties . [ Slang ; mid-1900s] Also see come down , def. 4.
Be sent to prison, as in He went down for a five-year term . [ Slang ; c. 1900]
In the game of bridge, fail to fulfill one's contract (that is, take fewer than the required number of tricks), as in We had bid four hearts and the bad distribution made us go down . [Early 1900s] Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with go down .
Example Sentences
Roz watched in horror as more pigeons and ships went down.
In my view, he will ultimately go down as the worst chief justice in history.
“I don’t want to end up where we pick one company and we go down a path,” he said, without naming any company.
If they are to go straight back down - which at the moment seems improbable - they will at least go down swinging, playing their own brand of football, remaining true to Sarabia's ethos: making fans happy.
This game in Navi Mumbai will go down as an instant classic and with the defending champions dumped out, there will be a new name on the trophy this weekend.
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