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bring_down
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[ verb ] move something or somebody to a lower position
Examples "take down the vase from the shelf" Used in print ("Editorials"...)The only hope for West_Berlin lies_in a compromise which will bring_down the wall and reunite the city . (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)Again Katie reared , and now , wickedly , he compelled her to bring her hooves down again_and_again upon the sprawled figure of the stranger . (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)She brought the quirt down , slashing it across his cheek , and he tried to step back . |
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[ verb ] impose something unpleasant
Examples : "The principal visited his rage on the students" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)That this abandonment takes_place on a stage , during an ' artistic ' performance , is enough to associate Jacoby with art , and to bring_down upon him the punishment for art ; that_is , he is suspect , guilty , punishable , as is anyone in Mann 's stories who produces illusion , and this is true even_though the constant elements of the artist nature , technique , magic , guilt and suffering , are divided in this story between Jacoby and La^utner . Related terms communicate order clamp give intrude foist infliction imposition |
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[ verb ] (politics) cause the downfall of; of rulers
Examples "The Czar was overthrown" "subvert the ruling class" Used in print (Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)And contrary to what has been said recently , we did not wait for `` outside pressures '' and `` world opinion '' to bring_down that Communist government ; we moved decisively to effect an anti Communist coup_d_'_etat . Related terms |
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[ verb ] cause to be enthusiastic
Examples "Her playing brought down the house" Related terms |
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[ verb ] cut down on; make a reduction in
Examples "reduce your daily fat intake" "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" |
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