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2022-01-17 09:01
Damp down phrase
To cause a fire or flame to burn less intensely, usually by reducing or cutting off the flow of air to it; to extinguish a fire or flame.
Damp down that fire now, before it goes out of control.
With the help of residents, firefighters soon damped down the flames.
To cause a feeling to be less intense or strong.
Take this medicine. It will damp down your feelings of dizziness and nausea.
After damping down my fear, I walked into the dark basement once again.
1. If you press out a cigar, you press it against something to stop it from burning.
2. If you press out something, you apply pressure to flatten or shape it.
3. If you press out fruits, you squeeze them to obtain juice.
1. To make a small flame stop burning.
2. To end something suddenly and conclusively.
3. To take someone's life.
The verb "damp" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
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The similarity between the children and their parents
I looked at my father's eyes, then looked at my eyes. I thought the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
