descend to (something)
1. Literally, to move from a higher point to a lower one. If our plane is descending to the runway already, we might make our connecting flight after all. The bride looked simply gorgeous as she descended to the ballroom in her flowing gown. You can always hear the stampede of kids as they descend to the gym for recess on rainy days.
2. To condescend to do something. Now that Billy's famous, I doubt he'll descend to call his own mother. Wow, you'll descend to help me with this? Gee, thanks. I'm a mail clerk now—why would I descend to do janitorial work anymore?
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descend to something
1. . Lit. to go down to something. I must descend to the lower level to greet the guests. Gerald descended to the front door to see who was there.
2. Fig. to condescend to do something; to stoop to doing something; to lower oneself to do something bad. I refuse to descend to the performance of such menial duties. I will not descend to a life of crime.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.