- I'm walking DOWN the hill.
- DOWN can also be used as a noun
- Soft or also feathers
- Feather of a duck can be called down
- Feather inside the quilt is soft which can also be called DOWN
- DOWNY is something very soft when you touch.
- The down escalators- in a department store with many floors you say you want to use the down escalators if you want to go down.
- Down payment 💰 - someone makes a half payment for something expensive.
- Phrasal verb- to down a drink- you down your drink quickly. Or to SWALLOW
- PUT DOWN- it means criticizing someone - we can say this to someone when someone makes somebody feel small about themselves. For example - that was a put-down you shouldn't have done that to her/him.
- To TRACK DOWN (Phrasal verb)- to look for something and you find them.
- To CALM DOWN- BE QUITE
- DOWN TO EARTH- polite, sensible, literal meaning is feet on the ground but it states to a person -Trustworthy.
- DOWN AND OUT- They've not had much LUCK in their lives, no MONEY, no SHELTER they are DESTITUTE.
- DOWNRIGHT- it's a RUDE word to say it to someone and a strong word to use. Someone is rude all the time and upsets people he is DOWNRIGHT.
- DOWNCAST/ DOWNHEARTED - If it was a terrible day and nothing goes right. I feel so downcast/downhearted or no optimism for the future.
- DOWNFALL- you can be DOWN AND OUT when you have a terrible downfall. Nobody likes them or trusts them or gives them a job. A failure feeling.
- DOWNPOUR- Heavy Rain. And you get completely wet.
- I'm feeling down
- She's down with a cold
- He’s down on his luck.
- Slow down opposite of speed up
- Four down 2 to go
- Please turn down the music.
- We're down to our last slice of bread.
- It's down to me which broadband supplier we use.
- The computer is down at the moment.
- This job suits me down to the ground which means this job is perfect for me.
09 words to sound smart at work Certainly - instead of okay or no problem Modify - instead of the word change / we need to modify our way of treating the customers Complications - instead of problem / There is a complication with your order. Sensational- instead of awesome/ if you didn't sleep well last night and you are super tired at work and your colleague next day at work asks you Hey Bruno do you wang a coffee? You would reply- that would be Sensational / Awesome. Elaborate- simply means to give more details also when we need someone to clarify somethings or give us some extra details. Example- you are in a meeting and your co-worker says something that isn't really clear and you are not sure what he/she means instead of saying ”what do you mean”? ”Could you elaborate on that please”? It's much more polite and professional. ...
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