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91lie down — (lay down) vb to surrender, abase oneself. A fashiona ble euphemism in the late 1980s, partic ularly in the contexts of business and politics. It normally had the sense of giv ing up without a struggle in an adversarial situation. Sit down and… …
92bow down phrasal — verb (I) 1 to bend forward from your waist, especially when you are already kneeling, in order to show respect (+ before/to etc): Maria bowed down before the statue. 2 bow down to sb literary to let someone give you orders or tell you what to do …
93drive one round the bend — {v. phr.}, {informal} To upset someone so much that they think they are going crazy. * / Slow down, please, Miss Jones cried. You are driving me around the bend! / Contrast: DRIVE ONE APE, BANANAS, ETC …
94drive one round the bend — {v. phr.}, {informal} To upset someone so much that they think they are going crazy. * / Slow down, please, Miss Jones cried. You are driving me around the bend! / Contrast: DRIVE ONE APE, BANANAS, ETC …
95drive\ one\ round\ the\ bend — v. phr. informal To upset someone so much that they think they are going crazy. Slow down, please, Miss Jones cried. You are driving me around the bend! Contrast: drive someone ape, drive someone bananas, etc …
96slow down — verb decelerate When approaching a bend in the road, slow down, and speed up after exiting it. Syn: slow up Ant: speed up …
97buckle down — [v] concentrate on address, apply oneself, attend to, bend, dedicate oneself to, devote oneself to, exert oneself, give, give oneself over to, keep close to, keep one’s mind on, launch into, occupy oneself with, pitch in, set to, throw, turn;… …
98bow down — verb 1. get into a prostrate position, as in submission (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑prostrate • Derivationally related forms: ↑prostration (for: ↑prostrate) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
99wear down — Synonyms and related words: ablate, abrade, affect, argue into, beat, bend, bias, bring over, bring round, bring to reason, burn out, captivate, charm, color, con, convince, debilitate, dispose, do in, do up, drain, draw over, enervate, erode,… …
100buckle down — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. apply oneself, attend to, set to work, keep one s mind on; see apply oneself , attack 4 , concentrate 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. apply oneself, get serious, *put one s nose to the grindstone. III (Roget s… …
