down the イディオム
down the drain
down the garden path
down the hatch
down the line
down the road
down the tubes
lay down the law
lead you down the garden path
throw down the gauntlet
kick down the ladder
As soon as Harris became manager of the company he kicked down the ladder and turned his back on his former friends．哈里斯一当上经理就翻脸不认人，不理睬过去的朋友了。
ring down the curtain
Idiom(s): ring down the curtain (on something) AND bring down the curtain (on something)Theme: ENDINGS
to bring something to an end; to declare something to be at an end.
• It's time to ring down the curtain on our relationship. We have nothing in common anymore.
• We've tried our best to make this company a success, but it's time to ring down the curtain.
• After many years the old man brought down the curtain and closed the restaurant.
pour money down the drain
Idiom(s): pour money down the drainTheme: MONEY
to waste money; to throw money away. (Informal.)
• What a waste! You're just pouring money down the drain.
• Don't buy any more of that low-quality merchandise. That's just throwing money down the drain.
lead sb down the garden path
Idiom(s): lead sb down the garden pathTheme: DECEPTION
to deceive someone.
• Now, be honest with me. Don't lead me down the garden path.
• That cheater really led her down the garden path.
down the street
Idiom(s): down the streetTheme: LOCATION
a short distance away on this same street.
• Sally lives just down the street.
• There is a drugstore down the street. It's very convenient.
batten down the hatches
Idiom(s): batten down the hatchesTheme: PREPARATION
to prepare for difficult times. (A nautical expression, meaning, literally, to seal the hatches against the arrival of a storm.)
• Here comes that contentious Mrs. Jones. Batten down the hatches!
• Batten down the hatches, Congress is in session again.
bring down the curtain
Idiom(s): ring down the curtain (on something) AND bring down the curtain (on something)Theme: ENDINGS
to bring something to an end; to declare something to be at an end.
• It's time to ring down the curtain on our relationship. We have nothing in common anymore.
• We've tried our best to make this company a success, but it's time to ring down the curtain.
• After many years the old man brought down the curtain and closed the restaurant.
Cut down the tall poppies
(AU) If people cut down the tall poppies, they criticise people who stand out from the crowd.Down the pan
If something has gone down the pan, it has failed or been ruined.Sell down the river
If you sell someone down the river, you betray their trust.throw money down the drain
waste money: "If you ask me, by giving your son all that money, you're really throwing money down the drain."bring down the house|bring|house
v. phr., informal To start an audience laughing or clapping enthusiastically. The principal's story was funny in itself and also touched their loyalties, so it brought down the house. The President made a fine speech which brought down the house.down the drain|down|drain
adj. or adv. phr., informal Wasted; lost. It is money down the drain if you spend it all on candy. Our plans to go swimming went down the drain when it rained.Compare: GO BY THE BOARD.
down the hatch!|down|hatch
v. phr., informal Let us drink! When we celebrated Mom's birthday, we all raised our glasses and cried in unison, "Down the hatch!"down the line|down|line
adv. phr., informal 1. Down the road or street; straight ahead. The church is down the line a few blocks. 2. All the way; completely; thoroughly. Bob always follows the teacher's directions right down the line.go down the drain|go|go down
v. phr. To be lost or wasted forever. If he doesn't pass the bar examination tomorrow, his best efforts to become a lawyer will go down the drain.lay down the law|law|lay|lay down
v. phr. 1. To give strict orders. The teacher lays down the law about homework every afternoon. 2. To speak severely or seriously about a wrongdoing; scold. The principal called in the students and laid down the law to them about skipping classes.Compare: TELL ONE WHERE TO GET OFF.
pour money down the drain|drain|money|pour
v. phr. To spend one's money unwisely; to waste one's funds. "Stop supporting Harry's drug habit," Ralph said. "You're just pouring money down the drain.".sell down the river|river|sell
v. phr. To give harmful information about someone or something to one's enemies; betray. The traitor sold his country down the river to the enemy army. The criminal told the hiding place of his companions and sold them down the river.Compare: SELL OUT2.
throw down the gauntlet|down the gauntlet|gauntlet
v. phr. To challenge, especially to a fight. Another candidate for the presidency has thrown down the gauntlet.bring down the house
bring down the houseAlso, bring the house down. Evoke tumultuous applause and cheers, as in Her solo brought the house down. This hyperbolic term suggests noise loud enough to pose a threat to the building—an unlikely occurrence. In the late 1800s, British music-hall comedians punned on it: when the audience greeted a joke with silence, they said, “Don't clap so hard; you'll bring down the house (it's a very old house).” [Mid-1700s]
come down the pike
come down the pikeAppear, become prominent, as in He was the best writer to come down the pike in a long time. The noun pike here is short for “turnpike” or “road.” [Slang; mid-1900s]
down the pike
down the pikesee come down the pike.
go down the drain
go down the drainsee down the drain.
lead down the garden path
lead down the garden pathAlso, lead up the garden path. Deceive someone. For example, Bill had quite different ideas from Tom about their new investment strategy; he was leading him down the garden path. This expression presumably alludes to the garden path as an intentional detour. [Early 1900s] Also see lead on.
ring down the curtain on
ring down the curtain onBring something to an end, as in We'd best get to that grand old hotel before they ring down the curtain on it. This idiom alludes to the old practice of signaling that a theater curtain be lowered at the ring of a bell. Similarly, ring up the curtain on refers to a bell rung to begin a performance and came to mean starting anything, as in Their contribution rang up the curtain on the fund drive. The figurative use of these terms dates from the early 1900s.
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tubes/tube Slang Into a accompaniment of abortion or ruin: saw her affairs go down the tubes.Learn more: down
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