Get (one) down In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "get (one) down", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-03-01 11:03

Meaning of Get (one) down

Get (one) down informal verb phrase

To make someone unhappy, discouraged, or dejected.

Don't compare me with her. It will get her down.

Used to say that someone climbs lower oneself down.

Get down the ladder quickly, Peter. Who allows you to do that, boy?

To move someone or something from a higher to a lower place.

I can't get down this bag. It's too heavy.

To order or induce someone or an animal to descend from a higher location.

His mother gets him down from the tree, but he doesn't obey her.

To stoop, duck, or hide. This phrase is usually used as an imperative.

She asked me to get down in a tobacco barn near the town until things were better.

To lower one's position upon something, like the floor.

There was a bang and we all got down on the ground.

 To jot something down.

Did you get down my phone number?

To eat or drink something quickly or with significant effort.

He got four slices of bread down at one go.

slang

To start behaving uninhibitedly and energetically.

Forget your worries and get down! We are in the pub.

slang

To dance uninhibitedly or enthusiastically.

After drinking alcohol, Lina got down on the dance floor.

slang

To have sexual relations (with someone).

His wife caught him getting down with a girl in his office.

Other phrases about:

size queen

Someone only loves their sexual partner who has a large penis. 

glutz

Used to imply a sexually promiscuous woman

jump (one's) bones

To make love or have sex with someone

if there's grass on the field, play ball

When one has pubic hair, he or she is able to have sex.

brush (something) under the carpet

Try to hide and deny something that is embarrassing, unappealing, or damaging to one's reputation

Grammar and Usage of Get (one) down

Verb Forms

  • get (one) down

The verb "get" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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bread always falls on the buttered side down

In a bad situation, the worst possible outcome will always happen

Example:

That one subject i didnt learn was put on the test. Bread always falls on the buttered side i guest.

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