Nghĩa là gì:
adown 
adown /ə'daun/- giới từ & phó từ
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ); (thơ ca) ở dưới, xuống, xuống dưới
own Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a downer (drug)
a drug that relaxes you, a sedative Before bedtime he took a downer to help him relax and sleep.
a downer (sadness)
an event or statement that causes sadness News of the war was a downer. Most of the people dreadedwar.
a dressing down
a scolding, a lecture, a piece of my mind Mother gave me a dressing down when I said bad words.
back down
yield, not challenge, not stand up to Ole won't back down from you. He's ready to fight.
bear down
try harder, bite the bullet If you bear down a little, you can graduate this year.
bed down
lie down and sleep, find a place to sleep After grazing in the valley, the deer will bed down on the hill.
blow me down
I am very surprised, I do not believe it Well, blow me down, Olive. You can cook spinach, too!
bog down
slow to a stop The negotiations bogged down when the union said they would not negotiate about the part-time workers.
break down
fail, not operate, out of order If that copier breaks down again I'm going to give it away.
breakdown
sudden health failure, fall apart After his breakdown, he found an occupation with less stress.
breathe down my neck
watch everything I do, follow me as I work It's difficult to work with him breathing down my neck.
breathe down one
follow closely, threaten from behind My boss has been breathing down my neck all day to try and get me to work harder.
bring the house down
cause much laughter in the audience The comedian brought the house down with his jokes about the lost dog.
brown bag it
take a lunch to work I have had to brown bag it every day this week as the company cafeteria is closed for repair work.
brown nose
try to please the manager, suck up to Some guys brown nose their way to success. But is it success?
browned off
unhappy, a little bit angry, ticked off Tran was browned off because we were late. She didn't like that.
brownie points
points for doing extra work for the manager Bruno earns brownie points by offering to help the manager.
buckle down
give complete attention or effort to do something I told her that it was time that she buckled down and began to work harder than before.
burn down
burn completely (usually used for buildings) The neighbor
Cabbagetown
a district in Toronto where European immigrants live Restaurants in Cabbagetown serve European food.
calm down
not be so upset, chill out Please calm down, Mr. Tse. Your daughter is safe.
caught with his pants down
found doing a bad act, caught in the act Percy was caught cheating - caught with his pants down.
chips are down
(See when the chips are down)
chow down
eat, have a meal I'm hungry. Let's chow down before we go to the movie.
come down hard
punish hard, throw the book at The teachers come down hard on cheating. They suspend cheaters.
come down on like a ton of bricks
reprove, punish harshly """Whenever I make the slightest mistake, my boss comes down on me like a ton of bricks."""
come down to earth
be realistic, get your head out of the clouds If she'd come down to earth, if she'd stop dreaming about fame, she could pass her exams.
come down with
become sick with, catch My niece came down with a bad cold and was unable to visit me last week.
come into your own
be your natural best, find your voice, realize your potential After five years in medicine, he came into his own. He became an excellent doctor.
company town
a town dominated by one industry or company When the coal mine closed down the company town faced severe economic times.
Cowtown
"Calgary, Alberta; a town where cows are sold" The Calgary Stampede is the pride of Cowtown. Y'all come!
crack down on
stop, not permit, not allow The police began to crack down on speeders in the school zones.
cut you down to size
"make you feel smaller; not as important" The foreman cut him down to size by calling him a laborer.
cut your own throat
hurt yourself, be your own worst enemy By overspending, you will cut your own throat.
die down
gradually stop, diminish, drop off "When the laughter died down, I found my false teeth, put them in my mouth, and said, ""Excuse me."""
dig your own grave
cause your own failure, cut your own throat When you criticize the manager, are you digging your own grave?
do the town
celebrate or party all over town On July 1, we'll do the town. We'll really celebrate.
do your own thing
do it your own way, do what you feel, let it all hang out I like managers who let me do my own thing - who respect my way of doing things.
dose/taste of one's own medicine
being treated in the same way as one treats others (usually a negative meaning) Our boss got a taste of his own medicine when people began to ignore him as he had always done to them.
down
sad, depressed, low She's been down ever since her cat died. She misses her cat.
down a peg
(See take him down a peg)
down and dirty
not polite, rude, vulgar The next song is down and dirty. It's called Snake's Pad.
down and out
poor and unlucky, bumming and boozing When he was down and out, he went to the Salvation Army.
down for the count
defeated by an oponent, out of the contest Chad was down for the count. He couldn't get up.
down home
simple but good, old fashioned Hey, Ma. I can't wait to taste your down-home cookin'.
down in the dumps
unhappy She has been really down in the dumps since her boyfriend moved away.
down in the mouth
looking sad, having a sad face, a sad sack You'd be down in the mouth, too, if you'd just lost your job.
down my throat
(See shove down my throat)
down on his luck
not lucky lately, not happy or positive With no money and no job, Ragnar was down on his luck.
down on (someone)
be critical of someone, angry at She is really down on her friend but I don