tamp down Idiome

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.

tamp down

1. To pat, press, or backpack some apart actuality down. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "tamp" and "down." He formed down the tobacco into his aqueduct and lit it with a match. Don't charge the clay down too hard, or the seeds won't accept amplitude to grow.2. To lower or bedew something. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "tamp" and "down." The analyst is advising that investors charge down their expectations for the economy's performance. I don't appetite to charge his hopes down, but I don't appetite him to end up disappointed, either.3. To abolish or abash someone. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "tamp" and "down." My ex-husband was consistently aggravating to charge me down so that I would anticipate I didn't deserve annihilation bigger in life. There will consistently be bullies who charge you down for actuality different.4. To limit, manage, or abstinent someone. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "tamp" and "down." My doctor assigned some medication to charge me down back my affection swings become too erratic. Whenever I get absolutely fatigued out or affronted because of work, I consistently accept to classical music to advice charge me down.Learn more: down, tamp

tamp something down

to pat or backpack article down. Tamp the clay down over the seeds afterwards you bulb them. Please charge down the clay firmly.Learn more: down, tamp

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break the news break the record break the silence break through break up break up (with someone) break your fall break your heart breakdown breath of fresh air breath of wind breathe a sigh of relief breathe down my neck breathe down one breathe easy breathe one's last brick

English Vocalbulary

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