Nghĩa là gì: adown

adown /ə'daun/

giới từ & phó từ
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ); (thơ ca) ở dưới, xuống, xuống dưới

take (something) sitting down 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.

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

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.

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.

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."""

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

down one

suited to one

down pat

memorized, just right Flora had her speech down pat. She had practised it many times.

down the drain

wasted or lost He is just throwing money down the drain when he goes to the horse races.

down the garden path

(See lead you down the garden path)

down the hatch

down the throat and into the stomach Another pickled egg went down the hatch. Yum!

down the line

in the future, later, down the road Down the line, we'll meet again and laugh at our argument.

down the road

dismissed, fired Disagree with the boss and you'll soon be down the road.

down the tubes

lost or gone, ruined, up the creek You have to advertise, or your business will go down the tubes.

down to a T

perfectly, exactly, down pat Sharon is wonderful in the play. She has her part down to a T.

down to brass tacks

(See get down to brass tacks)

down-to-earth

sensible and practical Her mother is a very down-to-earth person.

down to the wire

to the last minute, near the end The first two games went down to the wire - very close scores.

down under

Australia, New Zealand etc. Next year I'm going down under for my holidays - New Zealand.