Crush down phrase
To use a lot of force to press or push someone or something down.
The police crushed the theft down on the road and cuffed him.
That button got stuck, so I crushed it down.
To prevent something from happening or continuing; to bring someone under control by using force.
Troops were called in to crush the rebels down.
Crushing down my impatience, I waited another half an hour.
To subdue someone or calm someone down in a physical or verbal way
To mark a surface by pressing letters/names/etc into it.
To compel someone to confront reality.
1. To press one thing against another.
2. To have a negative opinion of someone, a group, or something because of something.
To force someone into doing something hurriedly.
The verb "crush" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.