- comedown come·down n no pl
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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 — «KUHM DOWN», noun. Informal. a loss of position, rank, or money which is unexpected: »“It s quite a comedown from being a ten thousand dollar a year man to this, but I ll come back” (James T. Farrell) … Useful english dictionary
come down — 1. in. to happen. □ Hey, man! What’s coming down? □ When something like this comes down, I have to stop and hink things over. 2. n. a letdown; a disappointment. (Usually comedown.) □ he loss of the race was a real comedown for Wil … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
come·down — /ˈkʌmˌdaʊn/ noun, pl downs [count] : a situation in which a person falls to a lower level of importance, popularity, etc. : a fall in status or position For a man who was once a very popular actor, working in a nightclub is quite a comedown. see… … Useful english dictionary
come down — Synonyms and related words: alight, be found, be met with, be realized, befall, betide, cascade, cataract, collapse, come, come about, come in, come off, come to pass, come true, crash, crash land, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, dip… … Moby Thesaurus
Comedown — Come down , n. A downfall; an humiliation. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Comedown — can refer to: Comedown (drugs) the after effects of stimulant use Comedown (film) an upcoming 2010 film starring Adam Deacon Comedown (song) a 1995 song by Bush The Comedown a 2008 song by Bring Me the Horizon See also ...The Dandy Warhols Come… … Wikipedia
comedown — come|down [ˈkʌmdaun] n [singular] a situation that is not as good, important, interesting etc as the situation you had previously ▪ The film marks a real comedown for the director. →come down at ↑come1 … Dictionary of contemporary English
Comedown — Come down auch: Come|down 〈[kʌmdaʊn] n. 15〉 Zeitraum, über den die Wirkung einer harten Droge nachlässt [zu engl. come down „herunterkommen, sich beruhigen“] … Universal-Lexikon
comedown — come|down [ kʌm,daun ] noun count usually singular 1. ) a situation in which you suddenly have less status or fewer advantages than you had previously: The accommodations were something of a comedown from the comparative luxury of the hotel. 2. ) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
