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down-to-earthPractical; realistic; pragmatic.Rate it:

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hold your fireWait, don't retaliate, calm down, be quiet.Rate it:

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hunker downTo take shelter; to prepare oneself for some eventuality; to focus on a task.Rate it:

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look down uponAlternative form of look down onRate it:

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nail downFirm or certain.Rate it:

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stand downTo wait; to stop pursuing or fighting.Rate it:

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up hill and down daleHere and there; everywhere.Rate it:

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walk like an EgyptianTo walk with one arm horizontally at the side, with arm bent at the elbow facing up, and the other arm horizontally at the side with arm bent at the elbow facing down.Rate it:

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quieten downTo become quieter.Rate it:

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strip downTo remove inessentials from.Rate it:

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pin downTo corner somebody in order to get a firm answer.Rate it:

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ass over teakettleTumbling upside down.Rate it:

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back upFor the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.Rate it:

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bear downWhen giving birth, to push.Rate it:

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break downTo give more detail.Rate it:

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bring downTo make someone feel bad emotionally.Rate it:

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bring downTo make something flying fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.Rate it:

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bring downTo reduce.Rate it:

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chase downTo investigate the cause of something.Rate it:

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chase downTo pursue and apprehend someone.Rate it:

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come down toTo depend upon, basically, ultimately or in essence.Rate it:

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Cook Your GooseTo bring someone down, spoil someone’s quality time or to wreck a happy plan or projectRate it:

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get down to bizfocus, concentrate, think hard.Rate it:

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guarded rightsThose rights laid down by a constitution as being guaranteed to all individuals in the society; human rights.Rate it:

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hands downWithout question.Rate it:

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hose downTo put out or reduce a fire by squirting water on the fire with a hose.Rate it:

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hunker downTo stubbornly hold to a position.Rate it:

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jump downTo leave an elevated position to a lower position by one jump.Rate it:

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keep downNot to vomit.Rate it:

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keep downTo lie low. To stay concealed by not standing up.Rate it:

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knock downTo reduce the price of.Rate it:

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lay downTo sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life.".Rate it:

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lay downTo specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate .Rate it:

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long gameThe portion of the game, played with driver clubs, in which the ball is advanced down the fairway to the putting green.Rate it:

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mark downTo write a memorandum about.Rate it:

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mess withTo diss; to put down.Rate it:

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pare downTo reduce by paring or a similar gradual process.Rate it:

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pass downTo hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc.Rate it:

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pin down1) Hold Under Submission, (Wrestling: 2) Restrain enemy attack, return fire, and movement:Rate it:

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plump upTo shake or arrange so as to be fatter or more evenly distributed.Rate it:

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put downTo pay an initial amount of money on a large purchase.Rate it:

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round downTo the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.Rate it:

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run downTo find something or someone after searching for a long time.Rate it:

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settle downTo become quiet and calm after a period of disturbance or restlessness.Rate it:

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step downTo resign from office.Rate it:

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take downTo remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.Rate it:

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take downTo lower an item of clothing without removing it.Rate it:

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take downTo remove something from a hanging position.Rate it:

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talk downTo negotiate a lower price.Rate it:

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three greena confirmation given by the pilots that the landing gear has gone down successfully and has locked.Rate it:

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