stoop to

Idioms  

1. Condescend to something beneath one's dignity, as in She wouldn't stoop to listening to that obnoxious gossip. [Second half of 1500s]

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Example Sentences

Or maybe my aunt had no plans to knock—maybe she was just going to sit me down on the front stoop to wait until some sorry caretaker opened the door and found me there.

From Literature

He stooped to retrieve a fancy carved walking stick that was propped against one of the balloon’s anchoring stakes.

From Literature

DNA is a snooty aristocrat, never stooping to engage in day-to-day tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Regina George would never stoop to such lame material.

From Salon

“These folks have stooped to a new low to try to intimidate the lawyers of the Buzbee Law Firm from doing their important work,” Buzbee said in a prepared statement.

From Los Angeles Times