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come down vi came down, coming down: to be announcedthe decision came down from the Supreme Court
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come down — {v.} 1. To reduce itself; amount to no more than. Followed by to . * /The quarrel finally came down to a question of which boy would do the dishes./ Syn.: BOIL DOWN(3). 2. To be handed down or passed along, descend from parent to child; pass from … Dictionary of American idioms
come down — {v.} 1. To reduce itself; amount to no more than. Followed by to . * /The quarrel finally came down to a question of which boy would do the dishes./ Syn.: BOIL DOWN(3). 2. To be handed down or passed along, descend from parent to child; pass from … Dictionary of American idioms
come down — intransitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to lose or fall in estate or condition < has come down in the world > 2. a. to pass by tradition < a story that has come down from medieval times > b. to pass from a usually … New Collegiate Dictionary
come down to — verb a) To reach by moving down or reducing. Wait for the temperature to come down to a reasonable level before touching the lid. b) To depend upon, basically, ultimately or in essence. Come down to my place someday and have lunch … Wiktionary
come down — verb a) To descend, fall. Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not. b) To visit, to travel in order to meet. Im feeling so alive, feeling so… … Wiktionary
come down to us — verb To survive to the present day; to be extant in some form. It is somewhat remarkable that none of bishop Ridley’s sermons have come down to us … Wiktionary
come down in the world — {v. phr.} To lose a place of respect or honor, become lower (as in rank or fortune). * /The stranger plainly had come down a long way in the world./ Compare: DOWN ON ONE S LUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
come down in the world — {v. phr.} To lose a place of respect or honor, become lower (as in rank or fortune). * /The stranger plainly had come down a long way in the world./ Compare: DOWN ON ONE S LUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
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come down to earth — See: COME BACK TO EARTH … Dictionary of American idioms
come down to earth — See: COME BACK TO EARTH … Dictionary of American idioms
