swear down Idioma

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.

swear down

1. An assertion of one's truthfulness. Primarily heard in UK. It was Tommy who bungled up the report, not me. Affirm down!2. To affirm to addition that what one has said is true. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "swear" and "down." Primarily heard in UK. She swore me down that she didn't booty the money.Learn more: down, swear

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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 swathe with swatting sway sway (from) side to side sway back and forth sway from side to side sway to sway to (something) sway to and fro sway toward (something) swear swear (one) to secrecy swear (something) out against (one) swear (that) black is white swear a blue streak swear a warrant out swear a warrant out for (someone or something) swear a warrant out on (one) swear at swear at (someone or something) swear black is white swear blind swear blind... swear by swear by (someone or something) swear down swear in swear like a sailor swear like a trooper swear like a trooper, to swear off swear off (something) swear on swear on (one's) mother's grave swear on (someone or something) swear on a stack of Bibles swear on a stack of Bibles, to swear out swear out (something) against (one) swear out a warrant swear out a warrant for (someone or something) swear out a warrant on (one) swear out against swear somebody to secrecy swear to swear up and down sweat sweat (one's) guts out sweat (something) out of (one) sweat blood sweat blood, to