English Puzzle

Словосочетания со словом down. Страница четыре

come down in the world
To lose a place of respect or honor, become lower (as in rank or fortune).
Потерять уважение или почет, стать ниже (в звании или состоянии).
Once a successful entrepreneur, she found herself feeling as if she had come down in the world after her business failed
Когда-то она была успешным предпринимателем, но после того, как ее бизнес потерпел крах, она почувствовала себя так, будто ее жизнь рухнула.
The stranger plainly had come down a long way in the world.
Незнакомец явно когда-то вращался в высших кругах.
Though he had come down in the world, he maintained his dignity and continued to work hard to rebuild his life.
Хотя он и пал в глазах общества, он сохранил достоинство и продолжал упорно трудиться, чтобы восстановить свою жизнь.
come down on like a ton of bricks
To direct one's full anger at somebody.
Направить весь свой гнев на кого-либо.
She knew her parents would come down on her like a ton of bricks if they found out she had failed her exam, so she decided to confess first
Она знала, что родители разозлятся на нее, если узнают, что она провалила экзамен, поэтому она решила сначала признаться.
When the janitor was late for work, the manager came down on him like a ton of bricks.
Когда уборщик опоздал на работу, менеджер наорал на него.
When the new policy was announced, employees braced themselves, knowing the management would come down on them like a ton of bricks for any infractions.
Когда была объявлена ​​новая политика, сотрудники напряглись, зная, что за любые нарушения руководство будет гневаться на них.
come down with
To become sick with; catch.
Заболеть чем-либо; подхватить болезнь; слечь с какой-либо болезнью.
After being out in the rain, George came down with a cold.
My niece came down with a cold and was unable to visit me last week.
Моя племянница слегла с простудой и не смогла меня навестить на прошлой неделе.
We all came down with the mumps.
come down
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.
To be handed down or passed along, descend from parent to child; pass from older generation to younger ones.
Mary's necklace had come down to her from her grandmother.
comedown
Disappointment; embarrassment; failure.
Разочарование; смущение; неудача.
After the excitement of the concert, there was a real comedown when I realized it was over and I had to return to my normal life.
После волнения от концерта пришло настоящее разочарование, когда я понял, что все закончилось и мне пора возвращаться к обычной жизни.
It was quite a comedown for Al when the girl he took for granted refused his marriage proposal.
Для Эла это было настоящим позором, когда девушка, которую он воспринимал как должное, отвергла его предложение руки и сердца.
Life is full of highs and lows; the comedown from achieving your dreams can sometimes feel as profound as the climb
Жизнь полна взлетов и падений; разочарование после достижения мечты порой может ощущаться столь же болезненно, как и путь до нее.
cool down
cool off
To lose or cause to lose the heat of any deep feeling (as love, enthusiasm, or anger); make or become calm, cooled or indifferent; lose interest.
A heated argument can be settled better if both sides cool down first.
John was deeply in love with Sally before he left for college, but he cooled off before he got back.
The neighbor's complaint about the noise cooled the argument down.
Their friendship cooled off when Jack gave up football.
countdown
A step-by-step process which leads to the launching of a rocket.
Countdown starts at 23:00 hours tomorrow night and continues for 24 hours.
Process of counting inversely during the acts leading to a launch; liftoff occurs at zero.
Countdown for the race lasted five seconds.
The time immediately preceding an important undertaking, borrowed from Space English.
We're leaving for Hawaii tomorrow afternoon; this is countdown time for us.
crack down
To enforce laws or rules strictly; require full obedience to a rule. Often used with on.
After a speeding driver hit a child, the police cracked down.
Police suddenly cracked down on the selling of liquors to minors.
The coach cracked down on the players when he found they had not been obeying the training rules.