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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]

Example Sentences

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I love where I live down there, and I’ll go back in January and start filming.

From Los Angeles Times

“And then wages aren’t keeping up with the costs, and the third thing that’s pretty unique about living down here is not just the cost of housing, but the fact that there’s no housing available.”

From Salon

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

Harris was intrigued enough to watch War of the Worlds, and it duly lived down to his expectations.

From BBC

“I would probably just try to live down and away and keep him in the park,” Scout A said.

From Los Angeles Times

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