soap down Idiom

a downer (drug)

a drug that relaxes you, a sedative Before bedtime he took a downer to help him relax and sleep.

a downer (sadness)

an event or statement that causes sadness News of the war was a downer. Most of the people dreadedwar.

a dressing down

a scolding, a lecture, a piece of my mind Mother gave me a dressing down when I said bad words.

back down

yield, not challenge, not stand up to Ole won't back down from you. He's ready to fight.

bear down

try harder, bite the bullet If you bear down a little, you can graduate this year.

bed down

lie down and sleep, find a place to sleep After grazing in the valley, the deer will bed down on the hill.

blow me down

I am very surprised, I do not believe it Well, blow me down, Olive. You can cook spinach, too!

bog down

slow to a stop The negotiations bogged down when the union said they would not negotiate about the part-time workers.

break down

fail, not operate, out of order If that copier breaks down again I'm going to give it away.

breakdown

sudden health failure, fall apart After his breakdown, he found an occupation with less stress.

soap down

To awning someone, something, or oneself in soap. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "soap" and "down." To conserve hot water, I about-face the battery off while I soap down and again about-face it aback on to bathe off. Our dog hates accepting soaped down for his bath. You'll absolutely charge to soap the car down thoroughly and bathe it down absolutely to stop bane from beginning.Learn more: down, soap

soap someone or something down

to awning addition or article thoroughly with soap or suds. Mother soaped Timmy down and rinsed him off in balmy water. she soaped down the floor.Learn more: down, soap

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