(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.
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.
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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