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(1) be down 〜 go down

be + down (1)
She is down.

be + down (2)
You cannot register for classes today, because the computer is down.

be + down (3)
I was down on myself for failing the exam.

break + down (1)
My car broke down again.

break + down (2)
The negotiation between the union and the company broke down.

break + down (3)
She broke down when I read the messages to her.

break + down (4)
I had to break down the door to get into my house.

break + down (5)
We broke down the financial category into three sub-categories.

bring + down (1)
The scandal can bring down the ruling political party.

bring + down (2)
The organization couldn't bring down the price of oil.

come + down (1)
I hope the price of oil will come down soon.

come + down (2)
The storekeeper refused to come down on the price.

come + down (3)
Her father came down on her for coming home so late.

come + down (4)
The movie is about a rich family which is coming down in the world.

come + down (5)
When it comes down to a choice between quality and speed, I always pick quality.

come + down (6)
Tom came down with the flu.

get + down (1)
Let me get your address down and send you more information.

get + down (2)
Finally, we succeeded in getting the bear down from the tree.

get + down (3)
The news of the accident is really getting me down.

get + down (4)
Let's get down to work.

go + down (1)
I was astonished to hear that the plane went down.

go + down (2)
I like this photo of the sun going down on the horizon.

go + down (3)
I hope the price of gasoline will go down.

go + down (4)
The joke about lawyers didn't go down well with the audience.


(2) hold down 〜 pull down

hold + down (1)
The prime minister came in for sharp criticism from the opposition leader for failing to hold down prices.

hold + down (2)
People in the region are being held down by the invaders.

keep + down (1)
The organization seems unable to keep down the price of oil.

keep + down (2)
The dictator tried to keep the people down by dividing them into some groups.

keep + down (3)
For almost a week I had been suffering from acute pain in my stomach and was unable to keep down any food.

keep + down (4)
Keep down low. They are shooting at us.

knock + down (1)
Is he the one who knocked down the boxer?

knock + down (2)
The man said he would knock down our houses with a bulldozer.

knock + down (3)
I wanted to knock the price down more, but the salesman didn't give in.

lay + down (1)
We refused to lay down our guns, because we knew they wouldn't.

lay + down (2)
The committee has laid down the rules for what can and cannot be done on the Internet during the election.

let + down (1)
I don't want to let you down, when you ask me for help.

let + down (2)
Please let down the sculpture on the floor carefully, because it is very fragile.

look + down (1)
When I asked him about his project, he just looked down and said nothing.

look + down (2)
You should tell them what you think, otherwise they will look down on you.

pin + down (1)
The reporter tried to pin down the prime minister on the issue.

pin + down (2)
They couldn't pin down what caused the accident.

play + down
Some teachers tend to play down the importance of learning grammar.

pull + down (1)
Can I pull down the blind? It's too bright to see the computer screen.

pull + down (2)
Despite the protest of the local people, they pulled down the old church.

pull + down (3)
When the stock market falls, it will pull down the economy very fast, and no one will be laughing.




(3) put down 〜 wear down


put + down (1)
The man gently put down the glass box he was carrying and opened the lid.

put + down (2)
Please put your email address down if you want to receive further information.

put + down (3)
Have you ever heard of a story of a poor elephant that was put down during the war?

put + down (4)
I don't want to be too close to him, because he always puts somebody down and I don't want to be seen talking with him.

put + down (5)
They always put their failure down to bad luck.

put + down (6)
When can you put me down for an appointment?

run + down (1)
The battery seems to have run down.

run + down (2)
The man was run down by a careless driver.

run + down (3)
He is always running down his boss behind his back.

run + down (4)
Please run down the Safety Plan once more before we hand it in.

set + down (1)
You can use the property as long as you meet all the conditions set down by the government.

set + down (2)
I tried to set down what the man said as accurately as I can.

stand + down (1)
Thank you, sir. You may stand down. You're free to leave or you can remain in the courtroom.

stand + down (2)
I've decided to stand down from my role as CEO.

take + down (1)
Take down whatever comes to your mind.

take + down (2)
Make sure to follow the instructions given in the Safety Plan, when you take down the scaffolding.

talk + down (1)
I tried to talk the man down on the price, but he didn't give in.

talk + down (2)
Don't talk down to them, just because they don't accept your point of view. They could be much smarter than you can imagine.

talk + down (3)
That guy on top of the roof says he's gonna jump off. Somebody has to talk him down.

tear + down
They had to tear down our house to build a highway.

track + down
I was finally able to track down the original manuscript.

turn + down (1)
It's getting cold, isn't it? Can I turn down the air conditioner?

turn + down (2)
I wonder why they turned down our offer.

turn + down (3)
The guy turned down the collar of his coat.

wear + down
I swore I would never drink again but my friends are really wearing me down on that vow.



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