9 PHRASE Down to a particular detail means including everything, even that detail. Down to a particular person means including everyone, even that person. □ …from the chairman right down to the tea ladies.
10 PHRASE If you are down to a certain amount of something, you have only that amount left. □ The poor man's down to his last £3.
11 PHRASE If a situation is down to a particular person or thing, it has been caused by that person or thing. [mainly BRIT ] □ Any mistakes are entirely down to us.
12 PHRASE If someone or something is down for a particular thing, it has been arranged that they will do that thing, or that thing will happen. □ Mark had told me that he was down for an interview.
13 PHRASE If you pay money down on something, you pay part of the money you owe for it. [mainly AM ] □ He paid 20 percent down.
14 → see also put-down
15 PHRASE If people shout ' down with ' something or someone, they are saying that they dislike them and want to get rid of them. [SPOKEN , DISAPPROVAL ] □ Demonstrators chanted 'down with the rebels'.
16 up and down → see up ➊
17 ups and downs → see up ➊
➋ down /daʊ n/
1 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you are feeling down , you are feeling unhappy or depressed. [INFORMAL ] □ The old man sounded really down.
2 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If something is down on paper, it has been written on the paper. □ [+ on ] That date wasn't down on our news sheet.
3 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If a piece of equipment, especially a computer system, is down , it is temporarily not working because of a fault. Compare up . □ The computer's down again.
➌ down /daʊ n/ (downs , downing , downed )
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1 VERB If you say that someone downs food or a drink, you mean that they eat or drink it. □ [V n] He has been up all night, downing coffee and typing blog posts.
2 VERB If something or someone is downed , they fall to the ground because they have been hurt or damaged in some way. [JOURNALISM ] □ [be V -ed] Two jet fighters were downed. ● down|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ …the downing of an airliner, which killed 107 people.
3 to down tools → see tool
➍ down /daʊ n/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Down consists of the small, soft feathers on young birds. Down is used to make bed-covers and pillows. □ …goose down.
2 N‑UNCOUNT Down is very fine hair. □ The whole plant is covered with fine down.
3 → see also downs
do wn-and-ou t (down-and-outs ) ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe someone as down-and-out , you mean that they have no job and nowhere to live, and they have no real hope of improving their situation. □ …a short story about a down-and-out advertising copywriter. ● N‑COUNT Down-and-out is also a noun. [BRIT ] □ …some poor down-and-out in need of a meal.
do wn-at-hee l also down at heel ADJ [usu ADJ n] Something that is down-at-heel is in bad condition because it has been used too much or has not been looked after properly. If you say that someone is down-at-heel , you mean that they are wearing old, worn clothes because they have little money. □ …down-at-heel towns that are being regenerated. □ …a down-at-heel waitress in a greasy New York diner.
down|beat /daʊ nbiːt/ (downbeats )
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If people or their opinions are downbeat , they are deliberately casual and not enthusiastic about a situation. □ …a downbeat assessment of the year's economic prospects.
2 ADJ If you are feeling downbeat , you are feeling depressed and without hope. □ They found him in a gloomy, downbeat mood.
down|cast /daʊ nkɑːst, -kæst/
1 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you are downcast , you are feeling sad and without hope. □ Barbara looked increasingly downcast as defeat loomed.
2 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If your eyes are downcast , you are looking towards the ground, usually because you are feeling sad or embarrassed. □ She was silent, her eyes downcast.
down|er /daʊ nə r / (downers ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] If you describe a situation as a downer , you think that it is very depressing. [INFORMAL ] □ What happened last week was a bit of a downer. ● PHRASE If you are on a downer , you are feeling depressed and without hope. [INFORMAL ] □ We've been on a bit of a downer since the Liverpool game.
down|fall /daʊ nfɔːl/ (downfalls )
1 N‑COUNT [usu with poss] The downfall of a successful or powerful person or institution is their loss of success or power. □ His lack of experience had led to his downfall.
2 N‑COUNT [usu with poss] The thing that was a person's downfall caused them to fail or lose power. □ His honesty had been his downfall.
down|grade /daʊ ngre I d/ (downgrades , downgrading , downgraded )
1 VERB [usu passive] If something is downgraded , it is given less importance than it used to have or than you think it should have. □ [be V -ed] The boy's condition has been downgraded from critical to serious.
2 VERB If someone is downgraded , their job or status is changed so that they become less important or receive less money. □ [be V -ed] There was no criticism of her work until after she was downgraded. □ [V n] His superiors suspended him, and then downgraded him.