live down

/ lɪv /

verb

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

Idioms and Phrases

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

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

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“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.”

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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?”

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

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So far, the Kennedy regime at HHS has lived down to the worst expectations of his critics.

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Related Words

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• ride out 
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• weather 
• withstand