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  • 31bring down — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. To deflate (someone s ego). * /John brought Ted down very cleverly with his remarks./ 2. To depress (someone). * /The funeral brought me down completely./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 32bring\ down — v. phr. slang informal 1. To deflate (someone s ego). John brought Ted down very cleverly with his remarks. 2. To depress (someone). The funeral brought me down completely …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 33bring down —    to kill by shooting    Military and sporting jargon:     Since 1998. 15,638 partridges and 20,233 pheasants have been brought down. {Sunday Telegraph, 9 June 2001) …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 34bring down to earth — bring (someone) (back) down to earth come (back) down to earth (with a bang/bump/jolt) to have to start dealing with the unpleasant or boring things that happen every day after a period of excitement and enjoyment. I had a huge pile of work… …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 35bring down a peg or two — bring (someone/something) down a peg (or two) to show that someone or something is not as good as people think. His arrogant behavior made some people want to see him brought down a peg. She uses her position to take other people down a peg or… …

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  • 36bring down a peg — bring (someone/something) down a peg (or two) to show that someone or something is not as good as people think. His arrogant behavior made some people want to see him brought down a peg. She uses her position to take other people down a peg or… …

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  • 37bring down a peg or two — bring (someone) down a peg or two to do something to show someone that they are not as good as they thought they were. He s one of these super confident types who really needs to be brought down a peg or two …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 38bring down the shutters — ˌbring/ˌput down the ˈshutters idiom to stop letting sb know what your thoughts or feelings are; to stop letting yourself think about sth • He brought down the shutters on the image of the dying girl. Main entry: ↑shutteridiom …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 39bring down the curtain on — bring to an end her decision brought down the curtain on a glittering 30 year career …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 40To bring down — Bring Bring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bringing}.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English