Are you comfortable or shall I turn the heat down? Could you turn your music down and show a little consideration for the neighbours! We need to work hard to keep our prices down. They melted down the gold rings and bracelets. Sophie has been moved down a grade at school. Small in number and quantity. If you burn , cut , or knock something or someone down, you cause it, him, or her to fall to the ground , usually damaged , destroyed , or injured :.
The house burned down many years ago. These trees will have to be cut down to make way for the new road. UK She was knocked down by a car and killed instantly. He threatened to break the door down. Several trees were brought down by the storm. Throw your gun down and put your hands in the air. Our apple tree fell down in the storm. Winds gusting to 50 mph brought down power cables. B1 in writing or on paper :.
I'll write it down now so I won't forget. The police officers were taking down the names of witnesses. I recommend writing your feelings down on paper. He asked me to put my objections down on paper. Did you write Jo's phone number down? Somehow we got our wires crossed because I'd got the 23rd down in my diary and Jen had the 16th. If there are any calls for me, could you write them down next to the phone?
B1 used, especially with prepositions , to emphasize that a place is at some distance from you or from somewhere considered to be central :. I'll meet you down at the gym after work. He has a house down by the harbour. I'm going down to the shop to buy some milk. It's much warmer down in the south. My parents live down in Florida, but they come up to Chicago every summer.
We're moving down to London. I took my two-year old nephew down to the beach with his bucket and spade. I was scared witless the last time Tina drove me down to London. We drove down to the windswept Atlantic coast of Portugal. He went down to the bookmaker's in Chesterton Road to place a bet on the race.
After booking into our hotel , we went straight down to the beach. Distant in space and time. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Down and downward. These myths have come down to us from prehistoric times. UK You'll feel better once you've got some hot soup down you. He's getting weak because he can't keep anything down.
The digestive system. Paying money. Grammar Down , downwards or downward? Downwards , downward. Idioms be down on sb. I slid down the hill. Aikiko fell down some stairs and broke her wrist. He ironed a crease down the front of each trouser leg. Sam only lives a few doors down from us. I can't go down that street - there's a 'No entry ' sign. She ran excitedly down the hall to greet her cousins.
She jumped on her motorbike and raced off down the road. A2 along:. We drove down the highway as far as Atlanta. Her office is down the corridor on the right. UK not standard to:.
I went down the pub with my mates. Compare up preposition TO UK not standard. He's gone down the shop to get some milk. Thread starter Cotton Jiao Start date Jan 18, Copyright Senior Member Penang.
Cotton Jiao said:. Click to expand Copyright said:. It means that someone has made an appointment for you and has written it down in an appointments book -- like your dentist or psychiatrist. It's the sort of thing someone will say if you call about an appointment you've forgotten: A: Do I have an appointment with the doctor tomorrow?
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