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  • 11bring down — verb a) To make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power. The rebel forces are trying to bring down the president and his government. b) To reduce The latest budget reforms are intended to bring down the level of inflation. Syn …

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  • 12bring down — phr verb Bring down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑cost, ↑fever, ↑government, ↑inflation, ↑level, ↑opponent, ↑price, ↑temperature, ↑unemployment, ↑wrath …

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  • 13bring-down — n Disappointment, a saddening event. The news of the crash was a major bring down. 1980s …

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  • 14bring down the curtain on something — bring down the curtain on something/bring the curtain down on something/mainly journalism phrase to end something They bring down the curtain on their African tour in Cape Town today. Thesaurus: to bring an end to somethingsynonym to kill a… …

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  • 15bring down on someone — bring (something) down (on (someone)) to cause something to have influence or power over someone. Why would you bring down that kind of attention if you were trying not to be noticed? We don t bring violence down on people. People bring it down… …

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  • 16bring down someone — bring down (someone/something) to remove a person or a government from power. The demonstrations reminded me of the troubles that brought down the president. The students were not just asking for reforms, they wanted to bring down the government …

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  • 17bring down something — bring down (someone/something) to remove a person or a government from power. The demonstrations reminded me of the troubles that brought down the president. The students were not just asking for reforms, they wanted to bring down the government …

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  • 18bring down certificate — USA A certificate signed by an officer of a company (or for an LLC without officers, a manager or managing member) certifying that the representations and warranties set out in an agreement are true and correct as of the date of the certificate.… …

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  • 19bring down — bring (something) down 1. to reduce something. Drugs can bring your blood pressure down. 2. to cause something to fail. Dozens of Web sites were brought down by these software programs …

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  • 20Bring Down the Government — Infobox single| Name = Bring Down The Government Type = Single Artist = Six By Seven Released = 2003 Recorded = 2003 Genre = Rock Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = | Last single= Bochum (Light Up My Life) (2003) This single= Bring Down The… …

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